1 Peter 3:8
Finally ( το τελος ). Adverbial accusative. Conclusion, not of the Epistle, but only of the addresses to various classes. No verb ( εστε imperative, be) here.Likeminded ( ομοφρονες ). Old compound ( ομοσ, φρην ), here only in N.T.
Compassionate ( συμπαθεις ). Old adjective ( συν, πασχω ), in N.T. only here and Ro 12:15. Our "sympathetic" in original sense.
Loving as brethren ( φιλαδελφο ). Old compound ( φιλοσ, αδελφος ), here only in N.T.
Tender-hearted ( ευσπλαγχνο ). Late and rare compound ( ευ and σπλαγχνον ), in Hippocrates, Apocrypha, in N.T. only here and Eph 4:32.
Humble minded ( ταπεινοφρονες ). Late compound ( ταπεινοσ, φρην ), in Plutarch, Pr 29:23, here only in N.T.
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