For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.1 Peter 2:25
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενοι ἀλλ᾽ ἐπεστράφητε νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ποιμένα καὶ ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν.
- ἦτεēte“You were”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ὡςhōs“like”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- πρόβαταprobata“sheep”Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
- πλανώμενοιplanōmenoi“going astray”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πλανάω · “to lead astray” · Strong's G4105
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ἐπεστράφητεepestraphēte“you have returned”Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἐπιστρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G1994
- νῦνnun“now”Adverb · “now” · Strong's G3568
- ἐπὶepi“to”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ποιμέναpoimena“Shepherd”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ποιμήν · “shepherd” · Strong's G4166
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπίσκοπονepiskopon“Overseer”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἐπίσκοπος · “overseer” · Strong's G1985
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ψυχῶνpsuchōn“souls”Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590G
- ὑμῶν.humōn“of you.”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)