1 Peter 1:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
for you have been born againἀναγεγεννημένοι
(anagegennēmenoi)
313: to beget againfrom ana and gennaó
not of seedσπορᾶς
(sporas)
4701: a sowing, by impl. seedfrom speiró
which is perishableφθαρτῆς
(phthartēs)
5349: perishable, corruptiblefrom phtheiró
but imperishable,ἀφθάρτου
(aphthartou)
862a: undecaying, i.e. imperishablefrom alpha (as a neg. prefix) and phtheiró
[that is], throughδιὰ
(dia)
1223: through, on account of, because ofa prim. preposition
the livingζῶντος
(zōntos)
2198: to livefrom prim. roots zé- and zó-
and enduringμένοντος
(menontos)
3306: to stay, abide, remaina prim. verb
wordλόγου
(logou)
3056: a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speechfrom legó
of God.θεοῦ
(theou)
2316: God, a godof uncertain origin


















KJV Lexicon
αναγεγεννημενοι  verb - present passive participle - nominative plural masculine
anagennao  an-ag-en-nah'-o:  to beget or (by extension) bear (again) -- beget, (bear) (again).
ουκ  particle - nominative
ou  oo:  no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
εκ  preposition
ek  ek:  a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
σπορας  noun - genitive singular feminine
spora  spor-ah':  a sowing, i.e. (by implication) parentage -- seed.
φθαρτης  adjective - genitive singular feminine
phthartos  fthar-tos':  decayed, i.e. (by implication) perishable -- corruptible.
αλλα  conjunction
alla  al-lah':  other things, i.e. (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) -- and, but (even), howbeit, indeed, nay, nevertheless, no, notwithstanding, save, therefore, yea, yet.
αφθαρτου  adjective - genitive singular feminine
aphthartos  af'-thar-tos:  undecaying (in essence or continuance) -- not (in-, un-)corruptible, immortal.
δια  preposition
dia  dee-ah':  through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
λογου  noun - genitive singular masculine
logos  log'-os:  something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ) -- account, cause, communication, concerning, doctrine, fame, have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
ζωντος  verb - present active participle - genitive singular masculine
zao  dzah'-o:  to live -- life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
θεου  noun - genitive singular masculine
theos  theh'-os:  a deity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
μενοντος  verb - present active participle - genitive singular masculine
meno  men'-o:  to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy) -- abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), thine own.
εις  preposition
eis  ice:  to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
τον  definite article - accusative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
αιωνα  noun - accusative singular masculine
aion  ahee-ohn':  an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.

King James Bible
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
since you have been born again--not of perishable seed but of imperishable--through the living and enduring word of God.

International Standard Version
For you have been born again, not by a seed that perishes but by one that cannot perish—by the living and everlasting word of God.

NET Bible
You have been born anew, not from perishable but from imperishable seed, through the living and enduring word of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
As persons who have been born again, not from fallible seed, but that which is infallible, by the living word of God which stands for eternity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You have been born again, not from a seed that can be destroyed, but through God's everlasting word that can't be destroyed. That's why [Scripture says],

King James 2000 Bible
Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which lives and abides forever.
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