ΠΕΤΡΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ First Epistle of Peter the T heologian

CHAPTER 3

| 1 | ομοιως |  | αι |  | γυναικες |  | υποτασσομεναι |  | τοις |  | ιδιοις |  | ανδρασιν |  | ινα |  | και |  | ει
|  | Likewise, |  | ♦ |  | wives, |  | being subject |  | to your own |  | ♦ |  | husbands, |  | that, |  | even |  | if

| τινες |  | απειθουσιν |  | τω |  | λογω |  | δια |  | της |  | των |  | γυναικων |  | αναστροφης |  | ανευ |
| any |  | are disobedient |  | to the |  | word, |  | by |  | the |  | of 2 the 3 |  | wives 4 |  | conduct 1 |  | without |

λογου |  | κερδηθησωνται |  |
[the] word |  | they may be gained, |  |

| 2 | εποπτευσαντες |  | την |  | εν |  | φοβω |  | αγνην |  | αναστροφην |  | υμων |  |
|  | having witnessed [carried 4 out] 5 |  | ♦ |  | in 6 |  | fear 7 |  | chaste 2 |  | conduct 3 |  | your; 1 |  |

| 3 | ων |  | εστω |  | ουχ |  | ο |  | εξωθεν |  | εμπλοκης |  | τριχων |  | και |
|  | whose |  | let 2 it 3 not 4 be 5 |  | ♦ |  | the 6 |  | outward 7 [one] 8 |  | of 9 braiding 10 |  | of 11 hair, 12 |  | and 13 |

περιθεσεως |  | χρυσιων |  | η |  | ενδυσεως |  | ιματιων |  | κοσμος |  |
putting 14 around 15 |  | of 16 gold, 17 |  | or 18 |  | putting 19 on 20 |  | of 21 garments 22 |  | adorning; 1 |  |

| 4 | αλλ |  | ο |  | κρυπτος |  | της |  | καρδιας |  | ανθρωπος |  | εν |  | τω |  | αφθαρτω |  | του |
|  | but |  | the |  | hidden |  | of 2 the 3 |  | heart 4 |  | man, 1 |  | in |  | the |  | incorruptible [ornament] |  | of the |

πραεος |  | και |  | ησυχιου |  | πνευματος |  | ο |  | εστιν |  | ενωπιον |  | του |  | θεου |  | πολυτελες |  |
meek |  | and |  | quiet |  | spirit, |  | which |  | is |  | before |  | ♦ |  | God |  | of great price. |  |

| 5 | ουτως |  | γαρ |  | ποτε |  | και |  | αι |  | αγιαι |  | γυναικες |  | αι |  | ελπιζουσαι |  | επι |  | τον |  | θεον |
|  | For thus |  | ♦ |  | formerly |  | also |  | the |  | holy |  | women |  | those |  | hoping |  | in |  | ♦ |  | God |

εκοσμουν |  | εαυτας |  | υποτασσομεναι |  | τοις |  | ιδιοις |  | ανδρασιν |  |
adorned |  | themselves, |  | being subject |  | to their own |  | ♦ |  | husbands; |  |

| 6 | ως |  | σαρρα |  | υπηκουσεν |  | τω |  | αβρααμ |  | κυριον |  | αυτον |  | καλουσα |  | ης |
|  | as |  | Sarah |  | obeyed |  | ♦ |  | Abraham, |  | lord 3 |  | him 2 |  | calling; 1 |  | of whom |

εγενηθητε |  | τεκνα |  | αγαθοποιουσαι |  | και |  | μη |  | φοβουμεναι |  | μηδεμιαν |
ye became |  | children, |  | doing good |  | and |  | not fearing |  | ♦ |  | [with] any (lit. no) |

πτοησιν |  |
consternation. |  |

| 7 | οι |  | ανδρες |  | ομοιως |  | συνοικουντες |  | κατα |  | γνωσιν |  | ως |  | ασθενεστερω
|  | ♦ |  | Husbands |  | likewise, |  | dwelling with [them] |  | according to |  | knowledge, |  | as |  | with a weaker [even]

| σκευει |  | τω |  | γυναικειω |  | απονεμοντες |  | τιμην |  | ως |  | και |  | συγκληρονομοι |
| vessel 4 |  | with 1 the 2 |  | female, 3 |  | rendering [them] |  | honour, |  | as |  | also |  | [being] joint-heirs |

χαριτος |  | ζωης |  | εις |  | το |  | μη |  | εκκοπτεσθαι |  | τας |  | προσευχας |  | υμων |  |
of [the] grace |  | of life, |  | so as |  | ♦ |  | not 3 |  | to 4 be 5 cut 6 off 7 |  | your 1 prayers. 2 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 8 | το |  | δε |  | τελος |  | παντες |  | ομοφρονες |  | συμπαθεις |  | φιλαδελφοι |
|  | Finally, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | all [being] |  | of one mind, |  | sympathizing, |  | loving the brethren, |

ευσπλαγχνοι |  | φιλοφρονες |  |
tender hearted, |  | friendly, |  |

| 9 | μη |  | αποδιδοντες |  | κακον |  | αντι |  | κακου |  | η |  | λοιδοριαν |  | αντι |  | λοιδοριας |
|  | not |  | rendering |  | evil |  | for |  | evil, |  | or |  | railing |  | for |  | railing; |

τουναντιον |  | δε |  | ευλογουντες |  | ειδοτες |  | οτι |  | εις |  | τουτο |  | εκληθητε |  | ινα |
but on the contrary, |  | ♦ |  | blessing. |  | knowing |  | that |  | to |  | this |  | ye were called, |  | that |

ευλογιαν |  | κληρονομησητε |  |
blessing |  | ye should inherit. |  |

| 10 | ο |  | γαρ |  | θελων |  | ζωην |  | αγαπαν |  | και |  | ιδειν |  | ημερας |  | αγαθας |
|  | For he that |  | ♦ |  | wills |  | life 3 |  | to 1 love, 2 |  | and |  | to see |  | days 2 |  | good, 1 |

παυσατω |  | την |  | γλωσσαν |  | αυτου |  | απο |  | κακου |  | και |  | χειλη |  | αυτου |  | του
let him cause to cease |  | his tongue |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | from |  | evil, |  | and |  | lips 2 |  | his 1 |  | ♦

| μη |  | λαλησαι |  | δολον |  |
| not |  | to speak |  | guile. |  |

| 11 | εκκλινατω |  | απο |  | κακου |  | και |  | ποιησατω |  | αγαθον |  | ζητησατω |  | ειρηνην |  | και |
|  | Let him turn aside |  | from |  | evil, |  | and |  | let him do |  | good. |  | Let him seek |  | peace |  | and |

διωξατω |  | αυτην |  |
let him pursue |  | it: |  |

| 12 | οτι |  | οι |  | οφθαλμοι |  | κυριου |  | επι |  | δικαιους |  | και |  | ωτα |  | αυτου |  | εις
|  | because |  | the |  | eyes |  | of [the] Lord |  | [are] on |  | [the] righteous, |  | and |  | his ears |  | ♦ |  | towards

| δεησιν |  | αυτων |  | προσωπον |  | δε |  | κυριου |  | επι |  | ποιουντας |  | κακα |  |
| their supplication. |  | ♦ |  | But [the] face |  | ♦ |  | of [the] Lord |  | [is] against |  | those doing |  | evil. |  |

| 13 | και |  | τις |  | ο |  | κακωσων |  | υμας |  | εαν |  | του |  | αγαθου |  | μιμηται |
|  | And |  | who [is] |  | he that |  | shall injure |  | you, |  | if |  | of 2 that 3 which 4 [is] 5 |  | good 6 |  | imitators 1 |

γενησθε |  |
ye should be? |  |

| 14 | αλλ |  | ει |  | και |  | πασχοιτε |  | δια |  | δικαιοσυνην |  | μακαριοι |  | τον |
|  | But |  | if |  | also |  | ye should suffer |  | on account of |  | righteousness, |  | blessed [are ye]; |  | but their fear |

δε |  | φοβον |  | αυτων |  | μη |  | φοβηθητε |  | μηδε |  | ταραχθητε |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ye should not be afraid of, |  | ♦ |  | neither |  | should ye be troubled; |  |

| 15 | κυριον |  | δε |  | τον |  | θεον |  | αγιασατε |  | εν |  | ταις |  | καρδιαις |  | υμων |  | ετοιμοι |  | δε |
|  | but Lord 3 |  | ♦ |  | the 2 |  | God 4 |  | sanctify 1 |  | in |  | your hearts, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and ready |  | ♦ |

αει |  | προς |  | απολογιαν |  | παντι |  | τω |  | αιτουντι |  | υμας |  | λογον |  | περι |
[be] always |  | for |  | a defence |  | to everyone |  | ♦ |  | that asks |  | you |  | an account |  | concerning |

της |  | εν |  | υμιν |  | ελπιδος |  | μετα |  | πραυτητος |  | και |  | φοβου |  |
the |  | in 2 |  | you 3 |  | hope, 1 |  | with |  | meekness |  | and |  | fear; |  |

| 16 | συνειδησιν |  | εχοντες |  | αγαθην |  | ινα |  | εν |  | ω |  | καταλαλωσιν |  | υμων |  | ως |
|  | a 2 conscience 4 |  | having 1 |  | good, 3 |  | that |  | whereas |  | ♦ |  | they may speak against |  | you |  | as |

κακοποιων |  | καταισχυνθωσιν |  | οι |  | επηρεαζοντες |  | υμων |  | την |  | αγαθην |  | εν |
evil doers, |  | they may be ashamed |  | who |  | calumniate |  | your |  | ♦ |  | good |  | in 4 |

χριστω |  | αναστροφην |  |
Christ 5 |  | manner 1 of 2 life. 3 |  |

| 17 | κρειττον |  | γαρ |  | αγαθοποιουντας |  | ει |  | θελει |  | το |  | θελημα |  | του |
|  | For [it is] better, |  | ♦ |  | [for 8 you] 9 doing 10 good 11 |  | if 1 |  | wills 6 [it] 7 |  | the 2 |  | will 3 |  | ♦ |

θεου |  | πασχειν |  | η |  | κακοποιουντας |  |
of 4 God, 5 |  | to suffer, |  | than |  | doing evil; |  |

| 18 | οτι |  | και |  | χριστος |  | απαξ |  | περι |  | αμαρτιων |  | επαθεν |  | δικαιος |  | υπερ |
|  | because |  | indeed 2 |  | Christ 1 |  | once |  | for |  | sins |  | suffered, |  | [the] just |  | for |

αδικων |  | ινα |  | ημας |  | προσαγαγη |  | τω |  | θεω |  | θανατωθεις |  | μεν |  | σαρκι |
[the] unjust, |  | that |  | us |  | he might bring |  | ♦ |  | to God; |  | having been put to death |  | ♦ |  | in flesh, |

ζωοποιηθεις |  | δε |  | τω |  | πνευματι |  |
but made alive |  | ♦ |  | by the |  | Spirit, |  |

| 19 | εν |  | ω |  | και |  | τοις |  | εν |  | φυλακη |  | πνευμασιν |  | πορευθεις |  | εκηρυξεν |  |
|  | in |  | which |  | also |  | to the |  | in 2 |  | prison 3 |  | spirits 1 |  | having gone |  | he preached, |  |

| 20 | απειθησασιν |  | ποτε |  | οτε |  | απαξ |  | εξεδεχετο |  | η |  | του |  | θεου |  | μακροθυμια |
|  | [who] disobeyed |  | sometime, |  | when |  | once |  | was waiting |  | the |  | ♦ |  | of 2 God 3 |  | longsuffering 1 |

εν |  | ημεραις |  | νωε |  | κατασκευαζομενης |  | κιβωτου |  | εις |  | ην |  | ολιγαι |  | τουτ |  | εστιν
in |  | [the] days |  | of Noe, |  | [while was] being prepared |  | [the] ark, |  | into |  | which |  | few, |  | that is |  | eight

| οκτω |  | ψυχαι |  | διεσωθησαν |  | δι |  |
| souls, |  | were saved |  | through |  | water, |  |

| 21 | ο |  | και |  | ημας |  | αντιτυπον |  | νυν |  | σωζει |  | βαπτισμα |  | ου |  | σαρκος |  | αποθεσις
|  | which |  | also 2 |  | us 5 |  | figure 1 |  | now 3 |  | saves 4 |  | [even] baptism, |  | not |  | of flesh |  | a putting away

| ρυπου |  | αλλα |  | συνειδησεως |  | αγαθης |  | επερωτημα |  | εις |  | θεον |  | δι |
| of [the] filth, |  | but |  | of 5 a 6 conscience 8 |  | good 7 |  | [the] 1 demand 2 |  | towards 3 |  | God, 4 |  | by |

αναστασεως |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  |
[the] resurrection |  | of Jesus |  | Christ, |  |

| 22 | ος |  | εστιν |  | εν |  | δεξια |  | του |  | θεου |  | πορευθεις |  | εις |  | ουρανον |
|  | who |  | is |  | at |  | [the] right hand |  | ♦ |  | of God, |  | gone |  | into |  | heaven, |

υποταγεντων |  | αυτω |  | αγγελων |  | και |  | εξουσιων |  | και |  | δυναμεων |  |
having 6 been 7 subjected 8 |  | to 9 him 10 |  | angels 1 |  | and 2 |  | authorities 3 |  | and 4 |  | powers. 5 |  |