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1 Peter 2:18

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

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Οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκέταιoiketaiServantsοἰκέτης (oiketēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Servants”, the subject formG3610a household servant.Servantsὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoibe subjectὑποτάσσω (hupotassō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “be subject”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5293I place under, subject to; mid, pass: I submit, put myself into subjection.be subjectἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withπαντὶpantiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allφόβῳphobōfearφόβος (phobos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “fear”, the to- or for-formG5401(a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect.This verse uses “fear”.fearτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δεσπόταιςdespotaismasterδεσπότης (despotēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “master”, the to- or for-formG1203a lord, master, or prince.This verse uses “master”.οὐounotοὐadverb — “not”G3756no, not.notμόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγαθοῖςagathoisto the goodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the good”, the to- or for-formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.to the goodκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπιεικέσινepieikesingentleἐπιεικής (epieikēs)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “gentle”, the to- or for-formG1933gentle, mild, forbearing, fair, reasonable, moderate.This verse uses “gentle”.gentleἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σκολιοῖςskolioisto the frowardσκολιός (skolios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the froward”, the to- or for-formG4646crooked, perverse, unfair, curved, tortuous.to the froward

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Young’s Literal Translation

The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

World English Bible

Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

Darby Translation

Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.

Douay-Rheims

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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