King James Version

1 Peter 3:11

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

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ἐκκλινάτωekklinatōLet him eschewἐκκλίνω (ekklinō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “Let him eschew”, a single actionG1578(lit: I bend away from), I fall away from, turn away (from), deviate.Let him eschewδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.κακοῦkakouevilκακός (kakos)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “evil”, the of-formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.evilκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andποιησάτωpoiēsatōdoποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “do”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.doἀγαθόνagathongoodἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “good”, the object 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.goodζητησάτωzētēsatōlet him seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “let him seek”, a single actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.let him seekεἰρήνηνeirēnēnpeaceεἰρήνη (eirēnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “peace”, the object formG1515peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual.This verse uses “peace”.peaceκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιωξάτωdiōxatōensueδιώκω (diōkō)verb, aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “ensue”, a single actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.ensueαὐτήνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.it

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Young’s Literal Translation

let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

World English Bible

Let him turn away from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.

Darby Translation

And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;

Douay-Rheims

Let him decline from evil, and do good: let him seek after peace and pursue it:

Quotes

Psalms 34:14 Psalms 34:14 · King James VersionDepart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.Psalms 34:14 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

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