1 Peter

1 Peter 2:1–3

¹Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. ²Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, ³now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

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1 Peter 2:1

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Rid yourselves	Ἀποθέμενοι	Apothemenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G659 I lay off or aside, renounce
therefore	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
all	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
malice	κακίαν	kakian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2549 evil, wickedness, malice
deceit	δόλον	dolon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1388 deceit, guile, treachery
hypocrisy	ὑποκρίσεις	hypokriseis	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5272 hypocrisy, dissembling
envy	φθόνους	phthonous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5355 envy, a grudge
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
slander	καταλαλιάς	katalalias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2636 evil-speaking, backbiting, detraction

1 Peter 2:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
newborn	ἀρτιγέννητα	artigennēta	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural	G738 newly begotten, newly born
babies	βρέφη	brephē	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G1025 infant, babe
crave	ἐπιποθήσατε	epipothēsate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1971 I long for, strain after, desire greatly
pure	ἄδολον	adolon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G97 pure
spiritual	λογικὸν	logikon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3050 reasonable, rational, metaphorical
milk	γάλα	gala	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1051 milk
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
it	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
you may grow up	αὐξηθῆτε	auxēthēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G837 I cause to increase, become greater, grow
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
salvation	σωτηρίαν	sōtērian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4991 deliverance, salvation

1 Peter 2:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
now that	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
you have tasted	ἐγεύσασθε	egeusasthe	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G1089 I taste, experience
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Lord	Κύριος	Kyrios	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
good	χρηστὸς	chrēstos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5543 useful, gentle, pleasant, kind

Cross-references

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1 Peter 2:1 Ephesians 4:31 · James 1:21 · James 4:11 · 1 Peter 3:10 · Colossians 3:5–8 · Titus 3:3–5 · Ephesians 4:22–25 · 1 Peter 4:4 · Hebrews 12:1 · 1 Timothy 3:11 · Psalm 34:13 · Titus 2:3

1 Peter 2:2 Hebrews 5:12–13 · Ephesians 4:15 · 2 Peter 3:18 · 1 Corinthians 3:1–2 · Mark 10:15 · 1 Corinthians 14:20 · Matthew 18:3 · Job 17:9 · Proverbs 4:18 · Hosea 6:3 · 2 Thessalonians 1:3 · Psalm 19:7–10

1 Peter 2:3 Psalm 34:8 · Hebrews 6:5–6 · Psalm 63:5 · Zechariah 9:17 · Psalm 24:8 · Psalm 9:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.