1 Peter 3:11

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Let him eschue evyll and do good: let him seke peace and ensue it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐκκλινάτω ἀπὸ κακοῦ, καὶ ποιησάτω ἀγαθόν· ζητησάτω εἰρήνην, καὶ διωξάτω αὐτήν.

Transliteration

Let-him-ekklinatō from kakou, and let-him-poiēsatō agathon; let-him-zētēsatō eirēnēn, and let-him-diōxatō it.

Grammar Details

• *ekklinatō*: aorist active imperative, 3rd singular - let him turn away/avoid
• *apo*: preposition + genitive - from
• *kakou*: genitive, neuter, singular - evil/bad/wrong
• *poiēsatō*: aorist active imperative, 3rd singular - let him do/make
• *agathon*: accusative, neuter, singular - good
• *zētēsatō*: aorist active imperative, 3rd singular - let him seek
• *eirēnēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - peace
• *diōxatō*: aorist active imperative, 3rd singular - let him pursue
• *autēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - it/her

Word Meanings

• *ekklinatō*: let him turn away/let him avoid/let him depart from
• *kakou*: evil/bad/wrong/harm
• *poiēsatō*: let him do/let him make/let him produce
• *agathon*: good/beneficial/valuable
• *zētēsatō*: let him seek/let him search for/let him strive for
• *eirēnēn*: peace/tranquility/harmony
• *diōxatō*: let him pursue/let him chase after/let him follow

Referenced Verses

• Matt 5:9 : 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God.
• Rom 12:18 : 18 Yf it be possible howbe it of youre parte have peace with all men.
• Heb 12:14 : 14 Embrace peace with all men and holynes: with out the which no man shall se the Lorde.
• Heb 13:16 : 16 To do good and to distribute forget not for with suche sacrifises god is pleased.
• Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is fyrst pure then peasable gentle and easy to be entreated full of mercy and good frutes without iudgynge and without simulacio: 18 yee and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace of them that mayntene peace.
• Jas 4:17 : 17 Therfore to him that knoweth how to do good and doth it not to him it is synne.
• 3 John 1:11 : 11 Beloved folowe not that which is evyll but that which is good. He that doeth well is of God: but he yt doeth evyll seith not God.
• Rom 14:17 : 17 For the kyngdome of God is not meate and drinke: but rightewesnes peace and ioye in the holy goost.
• Rom 14:19 : 19 Let vs folowe tho thinges which make for peace and thinges wherwith one maye edyfie another.
• Gal 5:22 : 22 But ye frute of sprete is loue ioye peace longesufferinge getlenes goodnes faythfulnes
• Gal 6:10 : 10 Whill we have therfore tyme let vs do good vnto all men and specially vnto them which are of the housholde of fayth.
• Col 3:15 : 15 And ye peace of god rule in youre hertes to ye which peace ye are called in one body. And se that ye be thankfull.
• 1 Tim 6:18 : 18 and that they do good and be ryche in good workes and redy to geve and to distribute
• Matt 5:45 : 45 that ye maye be ye chyldern of youre father that is in heauen: for he maketh his sunne to aryse on ye yvell and on the good and sendeth his reyn on the iuste and vniuste.
• Matt 6:13 : 13 And leade vs not into teptacion: but delyver vs fro evell. For thyne is ye kyngedome and ye power and ye glorye for ever. Amen.
• John 17:15 : 15 I desyre not that thou shuldest take the out of the worlde: but that thou kepe them from evyll.
• Rom 5:1 : 1 Because therfore that we are iustified by fayth we are at peace with god thorow oure Lorde Iesue Christ:
• Rom 7:21 : 21 I fynde then by the lawe that when I wolde do good evyll is present with me.
• Rom 8:6 : 6 To be carnally mynded is deeth. But to be spiritually mynded is lyfe and peace.
• Rom 7:19 : 19 For I doo not yt good thinge which I wold: but that evill do I which I wolde not.
• Mark 14:7 : 7 For ye shall have poore with you all wayes: and when soever ye will ye maye do them good: but me ye shall not have alwayes.
• Luke 1:79 : 79 To geve light to the that sate in darcknes and in shadowe of deth and to gyde oure fete into the waye of peace.
• Luke 6:9 : 9 Then sayde Iesus vnto them: I will axe you a question: Whether is it laufull on the saboth dayes to do good or to do evill? to save lyfe or for to destroye it?
• Luke 6:35 : 35 Wherfore love ye youre enemys do good and lende lokynge for nothinge agayne and youre rewarde shalbe greate and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde and to the evyll.