1 Peter

1 Peter 2:14

¹⁴or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
or	εἴτε	eite	Conjunction	G1535 and if, whether
to governors	ἡγεμόσιν	hēgemosin	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G2232 a governor
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
those sent	πεμπομένοις	pempomenois	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural	G3992 I send
by	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
him	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
punish	ἐκδίκησιν	ekdikēsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1557 a defense, vengeance, full punishment
those who do wrong	κακοποιῶν	kakopoiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2555 an evil-doer
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
to praise	ἔπαινον	epainon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1868 commendation, praise
those who do right	ἀγαθοποιῶν	agathopoiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G17 a doer of that which is good

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