Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
Becauſe it is written, * Be ye holy, for I am holy.
διότι γέγραπται Ἅγιοι γένεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιος εἰμι.
διότι γέγραπται, Ἅγιοι γένεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιός εἰμι.
ἅγιος , adjective, hagios — sacred, holy (value 284)
G40,
ἅγιος hágios, hag'-ee-os; from ἅγος hágos (an awful thing) (compare G53, G2282); sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated):—(most) holy (one, thing), saint.Used in 219 Verses, 23 Books 228 Occurrence Count
γίνομαι , verb, ginomai — to come into being, to happen, to become (value 184)
G1096,
γίνομαι gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee; a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):—arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, × soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.to become, i.e. to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
to become, i.e. to come to pass, happen
of events
to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
of men appearing in public
to be made, finished
of miracles, to be performed, wrought
to become, be made
Used in 636 Verses, 25 Books 675 Occurrence Count
γράφω , verb, graphō — to write (value 1404)
G1125,
†γράφω gráphō, graf'-o; a primary verb; to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe:—describe, write(-ing, -ten).to write, with reference to the form of the letters
to delineate (or form) letters on a tablet, parchment, paper, or other material
to write, with reference to the contents of the writing
to express in written characters
to commit to writing (things not to be forgotten), write down, record
used of those things which stand written in the sacred books (of the OT)
to write to one, i.e. by writing (in a written epistle) to give information, directions
to fill with writing
to draw up in writing, compose
Used in 197 Verses, 26 Books 207 Occurrence Count
διότι , conjunction, dioti — on the very account that, because, inasmuch as (value 394)
G1360,
διότι dióti, dee-ot'-ee; from G1223 and G3754; on the very account that, or inasmuch as:—because (that), for, therefore.on this account that, because
for
Used in 21 Verses, 10 Books 22 Occurrence Count
ἐγώ , pronoun, egō — I (only expressed when emphatic) (value 808)
G1473,
ἐγώ egṓ, eg-o'; a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):—I, me. For the other cases and the plural see G1691, G1698, G1700, G2248, G2249, G2254, G2257, etc.Used in 334 Verses, 23 Books 369 Occurrence Count
εἰμί , verb, eimi — I exist, I am (value 65)
G1510,
εἰμί eimí, i-mee'; the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):—am, have been, × it is I, was. See also G1488, G1498, G1511, G1527, G2258, G2071, G2070, G2075, G2076, G2771, G2468, G5600.to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
Used in 137 Verses, 15 Books 146 Occurrence Count
ὅτι , conjunction, hoti — that, because (value 380)
G3754,
ὅτι hóti, hot'-ee; neuter of G3748 as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:—as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.Used in 1188 Verses, 27 Books 1291 Occurrence Count
| 1 Peter 1:16Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 2805) |
| διότι γέγραπται Ἅγιοι γένεσθε, ὅτι ἐγὼ ἅγιος εἰμι. |
| Verse #30391 (Ch. #1152) — 8 words, 41 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| Because |
G1360dioti |
διότι |
394 |
| it is written, |
G1125graphō |
γράφω |
1404 |
| Be ye |
G1096ginomai |
γίνομαι |
184 |
| holy; |
G40hagios |
ἅγιος |
284 |
| for |
G3754hoti |
ὅτι |
380 |
| I |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| am |
G1510eimi |
εἰμί |
65 |
| holy. |
G40hagios |
ἅγιος |
284 |
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