And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
And aboue all things haue feruent charitie among your ſelues: for charity || ſhall couer the multitude of ſinnes.
πρὸ πάντων δὲ τὴν εἰς ἑαυτοὺς ἀγάπην ἐκτενῆ ἔχοντες, ὅτι ἥ ἀγάπη καλύψει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν·
πρὸ πάντων δὲ τὴν εἰς ἑαυτοὺς ἀγάπην ἐκτενῆ ἔχοντες, ὅτι ἀγάπη καλύψει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν·
ἀγάπη , feminine noun, agapē — love, goodwill (value 93)
G26,
ἀγάπη agápē, ag-ah'-pay; from G25; love, i.e. affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast:—(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love.affection, good will, love, benevolence, brotherly love
love feasts
Used in 106 Verses, 24 Books 116  Occurrence Count
ἁμαρτία , feminine noun, hamartia — a sin, failure (value 453)
G266,
ἁμαρτία hamartía, ham-ar-tee'-ah; from G264; a sin (properly abstract):—offence, sin(-ful).equivalent to 264
to be without a share in
to miss the mark
to err, be mistaken
to miss or wander from the path of uprightness and honour, to do or go wrong
to wander from the law of God, violate God's law, sin
that which is done wrong, sin, an offence, a violation of the divine law in thought or in act
collectively, the complex or aggregate of sins committed either by a single person or by many
Used in 151 Verses, 21 Books 174  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
ἑαυτοῦ , pronoun, heautou — of himself, herself, itself (value 1176)
G1438,
ἑαυτοῦ heautoû, heh-ow-too'; from a reflexive pronoun otherwise obsolete and the genitive case (dative case or accusative case) of G846; him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.:—alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves), + that she had, their (own, own selves), (of) them(-selves), they, thyself, you, your (own, own conceits, own selves, -selves).himself, herself, itself, themselves
Used in 312 Verses, 25 Books 337  Occurrence Count
εἰς , preposition, eis — to or into (indicating the point reached or entered, of place, time, purpose, result) (value 215)
G1519,
εἰς eis, ice; a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:—(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with.into, unto, to, towards, for, among
Used in 1512 Verses, 27 Books 1773  Occurrence Count
ἐκτενής , adjective, ektenēs — stretched, zealous, earnest (value 588)
G1618,
ἐκτενής ektenḗs, ek-ten-ace'; from G1614; intent:—without ceasing, fervent.stretched out
metaph. intent, earnestly, assiduously
Used in 2 Verses, 2 Books 2  Occurrence Count
ἔχω , verb, echō — to have, hold (value 1405)
G2192,
ἔχω échō, ekh'-o; a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition):—be (able, × hold, possessed with), accompany, + begin to amend, can(+ -not), × conceive, count, diseased, do + eat, + enjoy, + fear, following, have, hold, keep, + lack, + go to law, lie, + must needs, + of necessity, + need, next, + recover, + reign, + rest, + return, × sick, take for, + tremble, + uncircumcised, use.to have, i.e. to hold
to have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions, etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or involve, to regard or consider or hold as
to have i.e. own, possess
external things such as pertain to property or riches or furniture or utensils or goods or food etc.
used of those joined to any one by the bonds of natural blood or marriage or friendship or duty or law etc, of attendance or companionship
to hold one's self or find one's self so and so, to be in such or such a condition
to hold one's self to a thing, to lay hold of a thing, to adhere or cling to
to be closely joined to a person or a thing
Used in 628 Verses, 27 Books 710  Occurrence Count
καλύπτω , verb, kalyptō — to cover (value 1631)
G2572,
καλύπτω kalýptō, kal-oop'-to; akin to G2813 and G2928; to cover up (literally or figuratively):—cover, hide.to hide, veil
to hinder the knowledge of a thing
Used in 7 Verses, 5 Books 8  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  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
πᾶς , adjective, pas — all, every (value 281)
G3956,
πᾶς pâs, pas; including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:—all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), × daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.individually
each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything
collectively
some of all types
Used in 1081 Verses, 27 Books 1248  Occurrence Count
πλῆθος , neuter noun, plēthos — a great number (value 397)
G4128,
πλῆθος plēthos, play'-thos; from G4130; a fulness, i.e. a large number, throng, populace:—bundle, company, multitude.a multitude
a great number, of men or things
the whole number, the whole multitude, the assemblage
the multitude of the people
Used in 32 Verses, 7 Books 32  Occurrence Count
πρό , preposition, pro — before (value 250)
G4253,
πρό pró, pro; a primary preposition; "fore", i.e. in front of, prior (figuratively, superior) to:—above, ago, before, or ever.Used in 48 Verses, 16 Books 48  Occurrence Count
| 1 Peter 4:8Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 8588) |
| πρὸ πάντων δὲ τὴν εἰς ἑαυτοὺς ἀγάπην ἐκτενῆ ἔχοντες, ὅτι ἥ ἀγάπη καλύψει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν· |
| Verse #30455 (Ch. #1155) — 15 words, 73 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| And |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| above |
G4253pro |
πρό |
250 |
| all things |
G3956pas |
πᾶς |
281 |
| have |
G2192echō |
ἔχω |
1405 |
| fervent |
G1618ektenēs |
ἐκτενής |
588 |
| charity |
G26agapē |
ἀγάπη |
93 |
| among |
G1519eis |
εἰς |
215 |
| yourselves: |
G1438heautou |
ἑαυτοῦ |
1176 |
| for |
G3754hoti |
ὅτι |
380 |
| charity |
G26agapē |
ἀγάπη |
93 |
| shall cover |
G2572kalyptō |
καλύπτω |
1631 |
| the multitude |
G4128plēthos |
πλῆθος |
397 |
| of sins. |
G266hamartia |
ἁμαρτία |
453 |
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