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1 Peter 3:20
🇬🇷 KOINE GREEK

📖 King James Version

Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

🔤 Interlinear Analysis — Greek (Abbott-Smith)

# Greek Transliteration Strong's Morphology Translation Definition
1 ἀπειθήσασίν apeithēsasin G544 V-AAP-DPM to disobey ἀπειθέω from ἀπειθής; to disbelieve (wilfully and perversely): not believe, disobedient, obey not, unbelieving.
2 ποτε pote G4218 PRT once/when ποτέ from the base of πού and τέ; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever: afore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the last), (+ n-)ever, in the old time, in time past, once, when.
3 ὅτε hote G3753 CONJ when ὅτε from ὅς and τέ; at which (thing) too, i.e. when: after (that), as soon as, that, when, while.
4 ἀπεξεδέχετο apexedecheto G553 V-INI-3S to expect ἀπεκδέχομαι from ἀπό and ἐκδέχομαι; to expect fully: look (wait) for.
5 hē G3588 T-NSF the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
6 τοῦ tou G3588 T-GSM the/this/who ὁ, including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom): the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
7 Θεοῦ Theou G2316 N-GSM God θεός of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
8 μακροθυμία makrothymia G3115 N-NSF patience μακροθυμία from the same as μακροθυμώς; longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude: longsuffering, patience.
9 ἐν en G1722 PREP in/on/among ἐν a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between εἰς and ἐκ); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
10 ἡμέραις hēmerais G2250 N-DPF day ἡμέρα feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of hemai (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context): age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
11 Νῶε Nōe G3575 N-GSM-P Noah Νῶε of Hebrew origin (נֹ֫חַ); Noë, (i.e. Noäch), a patriarch: Noe.
12 κατασκευαζομένης kataskeuazomenēs G2680 V-PPP-GSF to prepare κατασκευάζω from κατά and a derivative of σκεῦος; to prepare thoroughly (properly, by external equipment; whereas ἑτοιμάζω refers rather to internal fitness); by implication, to construct, create: build, make, ordain, prepare.
13 κιβωτοῦ kibōtou G2787 N-GSF ark κιβωτός of uncertain derivation; a box, i.e. the sacred ark and that of Noah: ark.
14 εἰς eis G1519 PREP toward εἰς a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
15 ἣν hēn G3739 R-ASF which ὅς, including feminine he, and neuter ho probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
16 ὀλίγοι oligoi G3641 A-NPM little/few ὀλίγος of uncertain affinity; puny (in extent, degree, number, duration or value); especially neuter (adverbially) somewhat: + almost, brief(-ly), few, (a) little, + long, a season, short, small, a while.
17 τοῦτ᾽ tout G3778 D-NSN this/he/she/it οὗτος, including nominative masculine plural houtoi, nominative feminine singular haute, and nominative feminine plural hautai from the article ὁ and αὐτός; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated): he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
18 ἔστιν estin G1510 V-PAI-3S to be εἰμί the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic): am, have been, X it is I, was. See also εἶ, εἴην, εἶναι, εἷς καθ’ εἷς, ἦν, ἔσομαι, ἐσμέν, ἐστέ, εἰμί0, εἰμί1, εἰμί2, εἰμί3.
19 ὀκτὼ oktō G3638 A-NPF-NUI eight ὀκτώ a primary numeral; "eight": eight.
20 ψυχαί psychai G5590 N-NPF soul ψυχή from ψύχω; breath, i.e. (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from πνεῦμα, which is the rational and immortal soul; and on the other from ζωή, which is mere vitality, even of plants: these terms thus exactly correspond respectively to the Hebrew נָ֫פֶשׁ, ר֫וּחַ and חָי): heart (+ -ily), life, mind, soul, + us, + you.
21 διεσώθησαν diesōthēsan G1295 V-API-3P to save διασώζω from διά and σώζω; to save thoroughly, i.e. (by implication or analogy) to cure, preserve, rescue, etc.: bring safe, escape (safe), heal, make perfectly whole, save.
22 δι᾽ di G1223 PREP through/because of διά a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional): after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
23 ὕδατος hydatos G5204 N-GSN water ὕδωρ, and genitive case, hudatos, etc. from the base of ὑετός; water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively: water.