KJV: But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
YLT: And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying,
Darby: But ye, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
ASV: But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
δέ | however |
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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ἀγαπητοί | beloved |
Parse: Adjective, Vocative Masculine Plural Root: ἀγαπητός Sense: beloved, esteemed, dear, favourite, worthy of love. |
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ἐποικοδομοῦντες | building up |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ἐποικοδομέω Sense: to build upon, build up. |
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ἑαυτοὺς | yourselves |
Parse: Reflexive Pronoun, Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Root: ἑαυτοῦ Sense: himself, herself, itself, themselves. |
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τῇ | in the |
Parse: Article, Dative Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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ἁγιωτάτῃ | most holy |
Parse: Adjective, Dative Feminine Singular, Superlative Root: ἅγιος Sense: most holy thing, a saint. |
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ὑμῶν | of you |
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive 2nd Person Plural Root: σύ Sense: you. |
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πίστει | faith |
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: πίστις Sense: conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it. |
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Πνεύματι | [the] Spirit |
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: πνεῦμα Sense: a movement of air (a gentle blast. |
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Ἁγίῳ | Holy |
Parse: Adjective, Dative Neuter Singular Root: ἅγιος Sense: most holy thing, a saint. |
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προσευχόμενοι | praying |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: προσεύχομαι Sense: to offer prayers, to pray. |
Greek Commentary for Jude 1:20
Present active participle of εποικοδομεω epoikodomeō old compound with metaphor of a house (οικος oikos), common in Paul (1 Corinthians 3:9-17; Colossians 2:7; Ephesians 2:20). [source]
For the spiritual temple see also 1 Peter 2:3-5. See πιστις pistis (faith) in this sense (cf. Hebrews 11:1) in 2 Peter 1:5 with the list of graces added. A true superlative here αγιωτατηι hagiōtatēi not elative.Praying in the Holy Spirit (εν πνευματι αγιωι προσευχομενοι en pneumati hagiōi proseuchomenoi). This is the way to build themselves up on their faith. [source]
This is the way to build themselves up on their faith. [source]