1 Peter

1 Peter 2:11

¹¹Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Beloved	Ἀγαπητοί	Agapētoi	Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural	G27 loved, beloved
I urge	παρακαλῶ	parakalō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
foreigners	παροίκους	paroikous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3941 a stranger, foreigner
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
exiles	παρεπιδήμους	parepidēmous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3927 residing in a strange country, a stranger
to abstain	ἀπέχεσθαι	apechesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle	G568 I have in full, am far, it is enough
from	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
desires	ἐπιθυμιῶν	epithymiōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
of the flesh	σαρκικῶν	sarkikōn	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural	G4559 fleshly, carnal
which	αἵτινες	haitines	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
war	στρατεύονται	strateuontai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G4754 I wage war, fight
against	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
soul	ψυχῆς	psychēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5590 the soul, life, self

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