For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.2 Peter 1:21
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
οὐ γὰρ θελήματι ἀνθρώπου ἠνέχθη προφητεία ποτέ, ἀλλ᾽ ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι.
- οὐou“Not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- θελήματιthelēmati“by [the] will”Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from θέλημα · “will/desire” · Strong's G2307
- ἀνθρώπουanthrōpou“of man”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- ἠνέχθηēnechthē“was brought”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from φέρω · “to bear/lead” · Strong's G5342
- προφητείαprophēteia“prophecy”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “prophecy” · Strong's G4394
- ποτέ,pote“at any time”Particle · from ποτέ · “once/when” · Strong's G4218
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- ὑπὸhupo“by”Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
- πνεύματοςpneumatos“[the] Spirit”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
- ἁγίουhagiou“Holy”Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
- φερόμενοιpheromenoi“being carried”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from φέρω · “to bear/lead” · Strong's G5342
- ἐλάλησανelalēsan“spoke”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
- ἀπὸapo“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ἄνθρωποι.anthrōpoi“men.”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)