1 Peter 2:25

For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
1 Peter 2:25
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Original language (Greek)

ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενοι ἀλλ᾽ ἐπεστράφητε νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ποιμένα καὶ ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν.

  1. ἦτεēte“You were”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ὡςhōs“like”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  4. πρόβαταprobata“sheep”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from πρόβατον · “sheep” · Strong's G4263
  5. πλανώμενοιplanōmenoi“going astray”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from πλανάω · “to lead astray” · Strong's G4105
  6. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  7. ἐπεστράφητεepestraphēte“you have returned”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἐπιστρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G1994
  8. νῦνnun“now”
    Adverb · “now” · Strong's G3568
  9. ἐπὶepi“to”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  10. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ποιμέναpoimena“Shepherd”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ποιμήν · “shepherd” · Strong's G4166
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. ἐπίσκοπονepiskopon“Overseer”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἐπίσκοπος · “overseer” · Strong's G1985
  14. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ψυχῶνpsuchōn“souls”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ψυχή · “soul” · Strong's G5590G
  16. 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)