1Peter:2:21-23

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rwp @1Peter:2:21 @{For hereunto were ye called } (\eis touto gar ekl ˆth ˆte \). First aorist indicative of \kale “\, to call . They were called to suffer without flinching (Hort ), if need be . {Because } (\hoti \). The fact that Christ suffered (\epathen \) lifts their suffering to a new plane . {Leaving you an example } (\humin hupolimpan “n hupogrammon \). Present active participle of the late Ionic verb \hupolimpan “\ (in the papyri ) for the common \hupoleip “\, to leave behind (under ), here only in N .T . \Hupogrammos \ is also a late and rare word (from \hupograph “\, to write under ), a writing-copy for one to imitate , in II Macc . strkjv @2:28 ; Philo , Clement of Rome , here only in N .T . Clement of Alex . ( _Strom_ . V . 8 . 49 ) uses it of the copy-head at the top of a child 's exercise book for the child to imitate , including all the letters of the alphabet . The papyri give many examples of \hupograph ˆ\ and \hupograph “\ in the sense of copying a letter . {That ye should follow his steps } (\hina epakolouth ˆs ˆte tois ichnesin autou \). Purpose clause with \hina \ and first aorist active subjunctive of \epakolouthe “\, old verb , to follow closely upon , with the associative-instrumental (1Timothy:5:10 ,24 |) or the locative here . \Ichnos \ is old word (from \hik “\, to go ), tracks , footprints , in N .T . only here , strkjv @2Corinthians:12:18 ; strkjv @Romans:4:12 |. Peter does not mean that Christ suffered only as an example (1:18 |), but he did leave us his example for our copying (1John:2:6 |). rwp @1Peter:2:22 @{Who did no sin } (\hos hamartian ouk epoi ˆsen \). Quotation from strkjv @Isaiah:53:9 |. He has already expressed the sinlessness of Christ in strkjv @1:19 |. The next clause is a combination of strkjv @Isaiah:53:9 ; strkjv @Zephaniah:3:13 |. For "guile " (\dolos \) see verse 1 |. {Was found } (\heureth ˆ\). First aorist passive indicative of \heurisk “\. Christ 's guilelessness stood the test of scrutiny (Vincent ), as Peter knew (Matthew:26:60 ; strkjv @John:18:38 ; strkjv @19:4 ,6 |). rwp @1Peter:2:23 @{When he was reviled } (\loidoroumenos \). Present passive participle of \loidore “\, old verb (from \loidoros \, reviler , strkjv @1Corinthians:5:11 |) as in strkjv @John:9:28 |. {Reviled not again } (\ouk anteloidorei \). Imperfect active (for repeated incidents ) of \antiloidore “\, late and rare compound (Plutarch , Lucian , one papyrus example with compound following the simplex verb as here , Moulton and Milligan 's _Vocabulary_ ), here only in N .T . Idiomatic use of \anti \ (in turn , return , back ). {Threatened not } (\ouk ˆpeilei \). Imperfect again (repeated acts ) of \apeile “\, old compound (from \apeil ˆ\, threat , strkjv @Acts:9:1 |), in N .T . only here and strkjv @Acts:4:17 |. {But committed himself } (\paredidou de \). Imperfect active again (kept on committing himself ) of \paradid “mi \, to hand over , usually of one to a judge , but here not of another (as the Sanhedrin ), but himself (supply \heauton \), for Jesus uses this very idea in strkjv @Luke:23:46 | as he dies . Jesus thus handed himself and his cause over to the Father who judges righteously (\t “i krinonti dikai “s \, dative of present active articular participle of \krin “\).

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