Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleso that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world Young's Literal Translation that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world, King James Bible That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Greek so thatἵνα (hina) Conjunction Strong's 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. you may be γένησθε (genēsthe) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. blameless ἄμεμπτοι (amemptoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 273: Blameless, free from fault or defect. Irreproachable. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. pure, ἀκέραιοι (akeraioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 185: (lit: unmixed) simple, unsophisticated, sincere, blameless. Unmixed, i.e. innocent. children τέκνα (tekna) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 5043: A child, descendent, inhabitant. From the base of timoria; a child. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. without fault ἄμωμα (amōma) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 299: Blameless, without blemish, unblemished, faultless. Unblemished. in μέσον (meson) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3319: Middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of. From meta; middle (neuter) noun). a crooked σκολιᾶς (skolias) Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 4646: Crooked, perverse, unfair, curved, tortuous. From the base of skelos; warped, i.e. Winding; figuratively, perverse. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. perverse διεστραμμένης (diestrammenēs) Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1294: To pervert, corrupt, oppose, distort. From dia and strepho; to distort, i.e. misinterpret, or corrupt. generation, γενεᾶς (geneas) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1074: From genos; a generation; by implication, an age. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. which οἷς (hois) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. you shine φαίνεσθε (phainesthe) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 5316: Prolongation for the base of phos; to lighten, i.e. Show. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. lights φωστῆρες (phōstēres) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 5458: A light, an illuminator, perhaps the sun; a star; brilliancy. From phos; an illuminator, i.e. a luminary, or brilliancy. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. [the] world κόσμῳ (kosmō) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Strong's 2889: Probably from the base of komizo; orderly arrangement, i.e. Decoration; by implication, the world (morally). |