1 Peter 3:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὕτως γάρ ποτε καὶ αἱ ἅγιαι γυναῖκες, αἱ ἐλπίζουσαι ἐπὶ τὸν Θεὸν ἐκόσμουν ἑαυτάς, ὑποτασσόμεναι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν:

Transliteration

For houtōs pote also the hagiai gynaikes, the ones elpizousai upon the Theon ekosmoun heautas, hypotassomenai to-the idiois andrasin:

Grammar Details

*houtōs*: adverb - thus/in this way
*gar*: conjunction - for/because
*pote*: adverb - once/formerly/at one time
*hagiai*: nominative, feminine, plural - holy/set apart
*gynaikes*: nominative, feminine, plural - women/wives
*elpizousai*: present active participle, nominative, feminine, plural - hoping/trusting
*epi*: preposition + accusative - upon/on/in
*Theon*: accusative, masculine, singular - God
*ekosmoun*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were adorning/decorating
*heautas*: accusative, feminine, plural, reflexive pronoun - themselves
*hypotassomenai*: present middle participle, nominative, feminine, plural - submitting/being subject
*idiois*: dative, masculine, plural - their own
*andrasin*: dative, masculine, plural - husbands/men

Word Meanings

*houtōs*: thus/in this way/so
*pote*: once/formerly/at one time/in the past
*hagiai*: holy/consecrated/set apart
*gynaikes*: women/wives
*elpizousai*: hoping/trusting/having confidence
*Theon*: God/deity
*ekosmoun*: were adorning/were putting in order/were decorating
*hypotassomenai*: submitting themselves/being subject to/arranging under
*idiois*: their own/belonging to them
*andrasin*: husbands/men

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Tim 5:5 : 5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, hath her hope set on God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
Titus 2:3-4 : 3 that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; 4 that they may train None the young women {G1511} {G4994} to love their husbands, to love their children,
Heb 11:11 : 11 By faith even Sarah herself received power to conceive seed when she was past {G2540} age, since she counted him faithful who had promised:
1 Pet 3:2-4 : 2 beholding your chaste behavior [coupled] with fear. 3 Whose [adorning] let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel; 4 but [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible [apparel] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
1 Tim 5:10 : 10 well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints' feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.
1 Sam 2:1 : 1 And Hannah prayed, and said: My heart exulteth in Jehovah; My horn is exalted in Jehovah; My mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; Because I rejoice in thy salvation.
Prov 31:10 : 10 A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
Prov 31:30 : 30 Grace is deceitful, and beauty is vain; [But] a woman that feareth Jehovah, she shall be praised.
Jer 49:11 : 11 Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
Luke 2:37 : 37 and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.
Luke 8:2-3 : 2 and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary that was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.
Acts 1:14 : 14 These all {G2258} with one accord continued stedfastly in prayer, {G2532} {G1162} with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Acts 9:36 : 36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
1 Tim 2:10 : 10 but (which becometh women professing godliness) through good works.
1 Tim 2:15 : 15 but she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

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