1 Peter

1 Peter 5:12

¹²Through Silvanus,^f whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

Footnotes

f 5:12 That is, Silas

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Through	Διὰ	Dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
Silvanus	Σιλουανοῦ	Silouanou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4610 Silvanus
I regard	λογίζομαι	logizomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G3049 I reckon, count, decide
as	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
a	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
faithful	πιστοῦ	pistou	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4103 trustworthy, faithful, believing
brother	ἀδελφοῦ	adelphou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G80 a brother
I have written	ἔγραψα	egrapsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1125 I write
to you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
briefly	ὀλίγων	oligōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3641 small, brief, few, soon
encouraging	παρακαλῶν	parakalōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
testifying	ἐπιμαρτυρῶν	epimartyrōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1957 I testify earnestly
this	ταύτην	tautēn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
is	εἶναι	einai	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1510 I am, exist
true	ἀληθῆ	alēthē	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G227 unconcealed, true
grace	χάριν	charin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5485 grace, favor, kindness
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
Stand firm	στῆτε	stēte	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for

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