Bible Verse Dictionary
1 Peter 2:16 - Liberty
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| As | G5613 | ὡς |
[Adverb] which how that is in that manner (very variously used as shown) |
| free | G1658 | ἐλεύθερος |
[Adjective] unrestrained (to go at pleasure) that is (as a citizen) not a slave (whether freeborn or manumitted) or (generally) exempt (from obligation or liability) |
| and | G2532 | καί |
[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| not | G3361 | μή |
(adverbially) not (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether |
| using | G2192 | ἔχω |
[Verb] to hold (used in very various applications literally or figuratively direct or remote; such as possession ability: contiguity relation or condition) |
| your liberty | G1657 | ἐλευθερία |
[Noun Feminine] freedom (legitimate or licentious chiefly moral or ceremonial) |
| for | G5613 | ὡς |
[Adverb] which how that is in that manner (very variously used as shown) |
| a cloke | G1942 | ἐπικάλυμα |
[Noun Neuter] a covering that is (figuratively) pretext |
| of maliciousness | G2549 | κακία |
[Noun Feminine] badness that is (subjectively) depravity or (actively) malignity or (passively) trouble |
| but | G235 | ἀλλά |
[Conjunction] properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| as | G5613 | ὡς |
[Adverb] which how that is in that manner (very variously used as shown) |
| the servants | G1401 | δοῦλος |
[Noun] a slave (literally or figuratively involuntarily or voluntarily; frequently therefore in a qualified sense of subjection or subserviency) |
| of God | G2316 | θεός |
[Noun Masculine] a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.