Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Romans.12.14", "source": "Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς διώκοντας ὑμᾶς: εὐλογεῖτε, καὶ μὴ καταρᾶσθε.", "text": "*Eulogeite* the ones *diōkontas* you; *eulogeite* and not *katarasthe*.", "grammar": { "*eulogeite*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - bless", "*diōkontas*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - persecuting", "*eulogeite*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - bless", "*katarasthe*": "present middle/passive imperative, 2nd person plural - curse" }, "variants": { "*eulogeite*": "bless/speak well of/praise", "*diōkontas*": "persecuting/pursuing/chasing", "*katarasthe*": "curse/invoke evil upon" } }

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  • Matt 5:44 : 44 { "verseID": "Matthew.5.44", "source": "Ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν, Ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἐχθροὺς ὑμῶν, εὐλογειτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμᾶς, καλῶς ποιεῖτε τοὺς μισοῦντας ὑμᾶς, καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς, καὶ διωκόντων ὑμᾶς·", "text": "*Egō* *de* *legō* to-you, *Agapate* the *echthrous* of-you, *eulogeite* the *katarōmenous* you, *kalōs* *poieite* to-the *misountas* you, and *proseuchesthe* for the *epēreazontōn* you, and *diōkontōn* you;", "grammar": { "*Egō*": "nominative personal pronoun - I", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I say/tell", "*Agapate*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - love!", "*echthrous*": "accusative masculine plural - enemies", "*eulogeite*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - bless!", "*katarōmenous*": "present middle/passive participle, accusative masculine plural - cursing", "*kalōs*": "adverb - well/good", "*poieite*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - do!", "*misountas*": "present active participle, accusative masculine plural - hating", "*proseuchesthe*": "present middle/passive imperative, 2nd person plural - pray!", "*epēreazontōn*": "present active participle, genitive masculine plural - mistreating/insulting", "*diōkontōn*": "present active participle, genitive masculine plural - persecuting" }, "variants": { "*Egō*": "I/myself", "*legō*": "say/tell/speak", "*Agapate*": "love (agape - selfless, sacrificial love)", "*echthrous*": "enemies/foes/opponents", "*eulogeite*": "bless/speak well of", "*katarōmenous*": "cursing/pronouncing evil against", "*kalōs*": "well/good/nobly", "*poieite*": "do/perform/act toward", "*misountas*": "hating/detesting", "*proseuchesthe*": "pray/petition", "*epēreazontōn*": "mistreating/insulting/abusing", "*diōkontōn*": "persecuting/pursuing/harassing" } }
  • Luke 6:28 : 28 { "verseID": "Luke.6.28", "source": "Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμῖν, καὶ προσεύχεσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐπηρεαζόντων ὑμᾶς.", "text": "*Eulogeite* the *katarōmenous* you, and *proseuchesthe* *hyper* the *epēreazontōn* you.", "grammar": { "*Eulogeite*": "verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural - bless!", "*katarōmenous*": "participle, present middle/passive, accusative, masculine, plural - cursing ones", "*proseuchesthe*": "verb, present middle/passive imperative, 2nd person plural - pray!", "*hyper*": "preposition - for/on behalf of", "*epēreazontōn*": "participle, present active, genitive, masculine, plural - mistreating/abusing ones" }, "variants": { "*Eulogeite*": "bless/speak well of/invoke good upon", "*katarōmenous*": "those who curse/those pronouncing curses/those calling down evil", "*proseuchesthe*": "pray/make petition", "*hyper*": "for/on behalf of/concerning", "*epēreazontōn*": "those who mistreat/abuse/insult/falsely accuse" } }
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 { "verseID": "1 Thessalonians.5.15", "source": "Ὁρᾶτε μή τις κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ τινι ἀποδῷ· ἀλλὰ πάντοτε τὸ ἀγαθὸν διώκετε, καὶ εἰς ἀλλήλους, καὶ εἰς πάντας.", "text": "*Horate mē tis kakon anti kakou tini apodō*; *alla pantote to agathon diōkete*, and *eis allēlous*, and *eis pantas*.", "grammar": { "*Horate*": "present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural - see/take heed", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*tis*": "nominative, masculine, singular, indefinite - anyone", "*kakon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - evil/bad", "*anti*": "preposition + genitive - instead of/in place of", "*kakou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of evil/bad", "*tini*": "dative, masculine, singular, indefinite - to anyone", "*apodō*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might render/repay", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*pantote*": "adverb - always", "*to agathon*": "accusative, neuter, singular with article - the good", "*diōkete*": "present, active, imperative, 2nd person plural - pursue/follow after", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - toward", "*allēlous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - one another", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - toward", "*pantas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - all" }, "variants": { "*Horate*": "see/take heed/beware", "*kakon*": "evil/bad/harmful", "*apodō*": "might render/repay/return", "*agathon*": "good/beneficial/upright", "*diōkete*": "pursue/follow after/seek eagerly" } }
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 { "verseID": "1 Peter.3.9", "source": "Μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ, ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας: τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες· εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε, ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.", "text": "Not *apodidontes kakon anti kakou*, or *loiodorian anti loidorias*: *tounantion* but *eulogountes*; *eidotes* that for this you-were-*eklēthēte*, in-order-that *eulogian* you-may-*klēronomēsēte*.", "grammar": { "*apodidontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - returning/repaying", "*kakon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - evil/bad/wrong", "*anti*": "preposition + genitive - instead of/in place of", "*kakou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of evil/bad/wrong", "*loidorian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - insult/reviling/abuse", "*loidorias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of insult/reviling/abuse", "*tounantion*": "adverb - on the contrary/instead", "*eulogountes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - blessing/speaking well of", "*eidotes*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - knowing/having known", "*eklēthēte*": "aorist passive indicative, 2nd plural - you were called", "*eulogian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - blessing", "*klēronomēsēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you might inherit/obtain" }, "variants": { "*apodidontes*": "returning/repaying/giving back", "*kakon*": "evil/bad/wrong/harm", "*loidorian*": "insult/reviling/abuse/reproach", "*tounantion*": "on the contrary/instead/opposite", "*eulogountes*": "blessing/speaking well of/praising", "*eidotes*": "knowing/having known/being aware", "*eklēthēte*": "you were called/invited/summoned", "*eulogian*": "blessing/benefit/praise", "*klēronomēsēte*": "you might inherit/obtain/receive as an inheritance" } }
  • Jas 3:10 : 10 { "verseID": "James.3.10", "source": "Ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ στόματος ἐξέρχεται εὐλογία καὶ κατάρα. Οὐ χρή ἀδελφοί μου, ταῦτα οὕτως γίνεσθαι.", "text": "Out of the *autou* *stomatos* *exerchetai* *eulogia* and *katara*. Not *chrē* *adelphoi* of me, these things *houtōs* to *ginesthai*.", "grammar": { "*autou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - same", "*stomatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - mouth", "*exerchetai*": "present indicative, middle, 3rd singular - comes out/proceeds", "*eulogia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - blessing", "*katara*": "nominative, feminine, singular - curse", "*chrē*": "impersonal verb - it is necessary/proper", "*adelphoi*": "vocative, masculine, plural - brothers", "*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this manner", "*ginesthai*": "present infinitive, middle - to become/happen" }, "variants": { "*stomatos*": "mouth/opening", "*exerchetai*": "comes out/proceeds/goes forth", "*eulogia*": "blessing/praise", "*katara*": "curse/imprecation", "*chrē*": "it is necessary/proper/fitting", "*ginesthai*": "to become/happen/take place" } }
  • 1 Pet 2:21-23 : 21 { "verseID": "1 Peter.2.21", "source": "Εἰς τοῦτο γὰρ ἐκλήθητε: ὅτι καὶ Χριστὸς ἔπαθεν ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν, ἡμῖν ὑπολιμπάνων ὑπογραμμὸν, ἵνα ἐπακολουθήσητε τοῖς ἴχνεσιν αὐτοῦ:", "text": "For *eis touto gar eklēthēte*: *hoti kai Christos epathen hyper hēmōn*, *hēmin hypolimpanōn hypogrammon*, *hina epakolouthēsēte tois ichnesin autou*:", "grammar": { "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - to/for", "*touto*": "demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular accusative - this", "*gar*": "conjunction - for", "*eklēthēte*": "aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural - you were called", "*hoti*": "conjunction - because", "*kai*": "adverb - also/even", "*Christos*": "noun, masculine singular nominative - Christ", "*epathen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - suffered", "*hyper*": "preposition + genitive - for/on behalf of", "*hēmōn*": "pronoun, 1st person plural genitive - us", "*hēmin*": "pronoun, 1st person plural dative - to us/for us", "*hypolimpanōn*": "present active participle, masculine singular nominative - leaving behind", "*hypogrammon*": "noun, masculine singular accusative - example/pattern", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*epakolouthēsēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural - you might follow", "*tois ichnesin*": "noun with article, neuter plural dative - the steps/footprints", "*autou*": "pronoun, masculine singular genitive - of him/his" }, "variants": { "*eklēthēte*": "you were called/invited/summoned", "*epathen*": "suffered/endured pain", "*hypolimpanōn*": "leaving behind/bequeathing", "*hypogrammon*": "example/pattern/model to copy", "*epakolouthēsēte*": "might follow/follow after/imitate", "*ichnesin*": "steps/footprints/tracks" } } 22 { "verseID": "1 Peter.2.22", "source": "Ὃς ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν, οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ:", "text": "*Hos hamartian ouk epoiēsen*, *oude heurethē dolos en tō stomati autou*:", "grammar": { "*Hos*": "relative pronoun, masculine singular nominative - who", "*hamartian*": "noun, feminine singular accusative - sin", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did/committed", "*oude*": "conjunction - neither/nor", "*heurethē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was found", "*dolos*": "noun, masculine singular nominative - deceit/guile", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*tō stomati*": "noun with article, neuter singular dative - the mouth", "*autou*": "pronoun, masculine singular genitive - of him/his" }, "variants": { "*hamartian*": "sin/wrongdoing", "*epoiēsen*": "did/committed/practiced", "*heurethē*": "was found/discovered", "*dolos*": "deceit/guile/treachery", "*stomati*": "mouth/speech" } } 23 { "verseID": "1 Peter.2.23", "source": "Ὃς, λοιδορούμενος, οὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει· πάσχων, οὐκ ἠπείλει· παρεδίδου δὲ τῷ κρίνοντι δικαίως:", "text": "*Hos*, *loidoroumenos*, *ouk anteloidorei*; *paschōn*, *ouk ēpeilei*; *paredidou de tō krinonti dikaiōs*:", "grammar": { "*Hos*": "relative pronoun, masculine singular nominative - who", "*loidoroumenos*": "present passive participle, masculine singular nominative - being reviled", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*anteloidorei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was reviling in return", "*paschōn*": "present active participle, masculine singular nominative - suffering", "*ēpeilei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was threatening", "*paredidou*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was committing/entrusting", "*de*": "particle - but/and", "*tō krinonti*": "present active participle with article, masculine singular dative - to the one judging", "*dikaiōs*": "adverb - righteously/justly" }, "variants": { "*loidoroumenos*": "being reviled/insulted/abused", "*anteloidorei*": "was reviling in return/was insulting back", "*paschōn*": "suffering/experiencing pain", "*ēpeilei*": "was threatening/menacing", "*paredidou*": "was committing/entrusting/delivering over", "*krinonti*": "judging/deciding/evaluating", "*dikaiōs*": "righteously/justly/fairly" } }
  • Job 31:29-30 : 29 { "verseID": "Job.31.29", "source": "אִם־אֶ֭שְׂמַח בְּפִ֣יד מְשַׂנְאִ֑י וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי כִּֽי־מְצָ֥אוֹ רָֽע׃", "text": "If-*ʾeśmaḥ* in-*pîd* *məśanʾî* and-*hitʿōrartî* when-found-him *rāʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʾeśmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I rejoice", "*pîd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - calamity of", "*məśanʾî*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - one hating me", "*hitʿōrartî*": "verb, hithpolel perfect, 1st person singular - I was excited/stirred up", "*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad" }, "variants": { "*ʾeśmaḥ*": "rejoice/be glad/delight", "*pîd*": "calamity/ruin/disaster", "*məśanʾî*": "one hating me/my enemy", "*hitʿōrartî*": "I was excited/I was stirred up/I was aroused", "*rāʿ*": "evil/misfortune/disaster" } } 30 { "verseID": "Job.31.30", "source": "וְלֹא־נָתַ֣תִּי לַחֲטֹ֣א חִכִּ֑י לִשְׁאֹ֖ל בְּאָלָ֣ה נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃", "text": "And-not-*nātattî* to-*ḥăṭōʾ ḥikkî* to-*šəʾōl* in-*ʾālâ napšô*", "grammar": { "*nātattî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I gave/allowed", "*ḥăṭōʾ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to sin", "*ḥikkî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my palate/mouth", "*šəʾōl*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to ask/request", "*ʾālâ*": "noun, feminine singular - curse/oath", "*napšô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life/soul" }, "variants": { "*nātattî*": "I gave/I allowed/I permitted", "*ḥăṭōʾ*": "to sin/to err", "*ḥikkî*": "my palate/my mouth/my speech", "*šəʾōl*": "to ask/to request/to demand", "*ʾālâ*": "curse/oath", "*napšô*": "his life/his soul/his being" } }
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Luke.23.34", "source": "¶Ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἔλεγεν, Πάτερ, ἄφες αὐτοῖς· οὐ γὰρ οἴδασιν τί ποιοῦσιν. Διαμεριζόμενοι δὲ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, ἔβαλον κλῆρον.", "text": "The *de* *Iēsous* was-*elegen*, *Pater*, *aphes* them; not for they-*oidasin* what they-*poiousin*. *Diamerizomenoi* *de* the *himatia* of-him, they-*ebalon* *klēron*.", "grammar": { "*Iēsous*": "nominative singular masculine - Jesus", "*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was saying", "*Pater*": "vocative singular masculine - Father", "*aphes*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - forgive/release", "*oidasin*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they know", "*poiousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they do/are doing", "*Diamerizomenoi*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative plural masculine - dividing among themselves", "*himatia*": "accusative plural neuter - garments/clothes", "*ebalon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - cast/threw", "*klēron*": "accusative singular masculine - lot/dice" }, "variants": { "*elegen*": "was saying/speaking", "*Pater*": "Father", "*aphes*": "forgive/release/let go", "*oidasin*": "know/understand", "*poiousin*": "do/make/perform", "*Diamerizomenoi*": "dividing/distributing among themselves", "*himatia*": "garments/clothes/robes", "*ebalon*": "cast/threw/placed", "*klēron*": "lot/dice/portion" } }
  • Acts 7:60 : 60 { "verseID": "Acts.7.60", "source": "Θεὶς δὲ τὰ γόνατα, ἔκραξεν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, Κύριε, μὴ στήσῃς αὐτοῖς τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ταύτην. Καὶ τοῦτο εἰπὼν, ἐκοιμήθη.", "text": "Having-*theis* *de* the *gonata*, he-*ekraxen* with-*phōnē* *megalē*, *Kyrie*, not *stēsēs* to-them the *hamartian* this. And this having-*eipōn*, he-*ekoimēthē*.", "grammar": { "*theis*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having placed", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*gonata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - knees", "*ekraxen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - cried out", "*phōnē*": "dative, feminine, singular - voice", "*megalē*": "dative, feminine, singular - loud/great", "*Kyrie*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Lord", "*stēsēs*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd singular - may charge/place", "*hamartian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sin", "*eipōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having said", "*ekoimēthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - fell asleep" }, "variants": { "*theis*": "having placed/set/put", "*gonata*": "knees", "*ekraxen*": "cried out/shouted/called out", "*stēsēs*": "charge/place/establish/reckon", "*hamartian*": "sin/offense/wrongdoing", "*eipōn*": "having said/spoken/stated", "*ekoimēthē*": "fell asleep/died" } }
  • Rom 12:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Romans.12.21", "source": "Μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ, ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν.", "text": "Not be *nikō* by the *kakou*, but *nika* in the *agathō* the *kakon*.", "grammar": { "*nikō*": "present passive imperative, 2nd person singular - be overcome", "*kakou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of evil", "*nika*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - overcome", "*agathō*": "dative, neuter, singular - with good", "*kakon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - evil" }, "variants": { "*nikō*": "be overcome/be conquered/be defeated", "*kakou*": "evil/bad/wrong", "*nika*": "overcome/conquer/be victorious over", "*agathō*": "good/beneficial/useful", "*kakon*": "evil/bad/wrong" } }
  • 1 Cor 4:12-13 : 12 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.4.12", "source": "Καὶ κοπιῶμεν, ἐργαζόμενοι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσίν: λοιδορούμενοι, εὐλογοῦμεν· διωκόμενοι, ἀνεχόμεθα:", "text": "And *kopiōmen*, *ergazomenoi* with the *idiais chersin*: *loidoroumenoi*, *eulogoumen*; *diōkomenoi*, *anechometha*;", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - and", "*kopiōmen*": "present indicative, 1st plural, active - we labor/toil", "*ergazomenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural, middle - working", "*tais idiais chersin*": "article + adjective + dative, feminine, plural - with our own hands", "*loidoroumenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural, passive - being reviled/insulted", "*eulogoumen*": "present indicative, 1st plural, active - we bless", "*diōkomenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural, passive - being persecuted", "*anechometha*": "present indicative, 1st plural, middle - we endure/bear with" }, "variants": { "*kopiōmen*": "labor/toil/work hard", "*ergazomenoi*": "working/laboring", "*idiais*": "own/belonging to oneself", "*loidoroumenoi*": "being reviled/insulted/verbally abused", "*eulogoumen*": "bless/speak well of", "*diōkomenoi*": "being persecuted/pursued/chased", "*anechometha*": "endure/bear with/tolerate" } } 13 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.4.13", "source": "Βλασφημούμενοι, παρακαλοῦμεν: ὡς περικαθάρματα τοῦ κόσμου ἐγενήθημεν, πάντων περίψημα ἕως ἄρτι.", "text": "*Blasphēmoumenoi*, *parakaloumen*: as *perikatharmata tou kosmou egenēthēmen*, of all *peripsēma heōs arti*.", "grammar": { "*Blasphēmoumenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural, passive - being slandered/defamed", "*parakaloumen*": "present indicative, 1st plural, active - we entreat/comfort/exhort", "*hōs*": "adverb - as/like", "*perikatharmata*": "nominative, neuter, plural - refuse/filth/scum", "*tou kosmou*": "article + genitive, masculine, singular - of the world", "*egenēthēmen*": "aorist indicative, 1st plural, passive - we became/were made", "*pantōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of all", "*peripsēma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - scum/offscouring/refuse", "*heōs arti*": "preposition + adverb - until now" }, "variants": { "*Blasphēmoumenoi*": "being slandered/defamed/maligned/spoken evil of", "*parakaloumen*": "entreat/comfort/exhort/encourage", "*perikatharmata*": "refuse/filth/scum/that which is removed in cleansing", "*peripsēma*": "scum/offscouring/refuse/that which is wiped away" } }