1 Peter 5:8
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
νήφω
To be sober, to be self-controlled, to be alert. Nepho. Be sober-minded be watchful. Spiritual alertness is not anxiety. It is disciplined awareness of the reality of spiritual warfare.
καταπίνω
Devour
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καταπίνω
To swallow up, to devour. Katapino. Your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. He is looking for the isolated and the unguarded. Stay close.
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περιπατέω
he prowls about
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περιπατέω
To walk, to live, to conduct oneself. Peripateo. Walk worthy of the calling to which you have been called. How you live is the walking commentary on what you believe.
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ζητέω
seeking
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ζητέω
To seek, to look for, to desire. Zeteo. Seek first the kingdom of God. Seeking is active not passive. The kingdom does not come to those who wait passively. Seek it.
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διάβολος
Devil
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διάβολος
Devil, slanderer, accuser. Diabolos. The devil prowls around like a roaring lion. His primary weapon is accusation. The blood of Jesus silences every accusation.
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γρηγορεύω
do watch
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γρηγορεύω
to keep awake, i.e. watch (literally or figuratively)
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τὶς
whom
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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ὠρύομαι
roaring
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ὠρύομαι
to "roar"
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λέων
a lion
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λέων
a "lion"
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