Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBe sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Young's Literal Translation Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up, King James Bible Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Greek Be sober-mindedΝήψατε (Nēpsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 3525: (lit: I am sober), I am calm (vigilant), circumspect. Of uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine, i.e. be discreet. [and] alert. γρηγορήσατε (grēgorēsate) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1127: (a) I am awake (in the night), watch, (b) I am watchful, on the alert, vigilant. From egeiro; to keep awake, i.e. Watch. Your ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. adversary ἀντίδικος (antidikos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 476: An opponent (at law), an adversary. From anti and dike; an opponent; specially, Satan. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. devil διάβολος (diabolos) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1228: From diaballo; a traducer; specially, Satan. prowls around περιπατεῖ (peripatei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 4043: From peri and pateo; to tread all around, i.e. Walk at large; figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow. like ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. a roaring ὠρυόμενος (ōryomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5612: To roar, howl, as a beast. Middle voice of an apparently primary verb; to 'roar'. lion, λέων (leōn) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3023: A lion. A primary word; a 'lion'. seeking ζητῶν (zētōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot. [someone] τινα (tina) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. to devour. καταπιεῖν (katapiein) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's 2666: To drink down, swallow, devour, destroy, consume. From kata and pino; to drink down, i.e. Gulp entire. |
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