1 Peter

1 Peter 2:25

²⁵For “you were like sheep going astray,”^j but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
you were	Ἦτε	Ēte	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
like	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
sheep	πρόβατα	probata	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G4263 a sheep
going astray	πλανώμενοι	planōmenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4105 I lead astray, deceive
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
now	νῦν	nyn	Adverb	G3568 now, already, at present
you have returned	ἐπεστράφητε	epestraphēte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G1994 I turn back to
to	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Shepherd	Ποιμένα	Poimena	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4166 a shepherd
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Overseer	Ἐπίσκοπον	Episkopon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1985 overseer, supervisor, ruler
of	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
your	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
souls	ψυχῶν	psychōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G5590 the soul, life, self

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