Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Peter 2:9 - Generation
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| But | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
| ye | G5210 | ὑμεῖς |
you (as subject of verb) |
| are a chosen | G1588 | ἐκλεκτός |
[Adjective] select; by implication favorite |
| generation | G1085 | γένος |
[Noun Neuter]
|
| a royal | G934 | βασίλειος |
[Adjective] kingly (in nature) |
| priesthood | G2406 | ἱεράτευμα |
[Noun Neuter] the priestly fraternity that is a sacerdotal order (figuratively) |
| an holy | G40 | ἅγιος |
[Adjective] sacred (physically pure morally blameless or religious ceremonially consecrated) |
| nation | G1484 | ἔθνος |
[Noun Neuter] a race (as of the same habit) that is a tribe; specifically a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually by implication pagan) |
| a peculiar | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
| people | G2992 | λαός |
[Noun Masculine] a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 which denotes one´ s own populace) |
| that | G3704 | ὅπως |
what (-ever) how that is in the manner that (as adverb or conjugation of coincidence intentional or actual) |
| ye | G5210 | ὑμεῖς |
you (as subject of verb) |
| should shew forth | G1804 | ἐξαγγέλλω |
[Verb] to publish that is celebrate |
| the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| praises | G703 | ἀρέτη |
[Noun Feminine] properly manliness (valor) that is excellence (intrinsic or attributed) |
| of | G1537 | ἐκ |
[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote) |
| him | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| who hath called | G2564 | καλέω |
[Verb] to |
| you | G5209 | ὑμᾶς |
you (as the object of a verb or preposition) |
| out of | G1537 | ἐκ |
[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote) |
| darkness | G4655 | σκότος |
[Noun Neuter] shadiness that is obscurity (literally or figuratively) |
| into | G1519 | εἰς |
[Preposition] to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) of place time or (figuratively) purpose (result etc.); also in adverbial phrases. |
| his | G846 | αὐτός |
backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| marvellous | G2298 | θαυμαστός |
[Adjective] wondered at that is (by implication) wonderful |
| light | G5457 | φῶς |
[Noun Neuter] compare G5316 and G5346); luminousness (in the widest application natural or artificial abstract or concrete literal or figurative) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.