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ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος
allotriepiskopos
G0244
G:N-M Greek

meddler

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allotriepiskopos denotes a person named among conduct for which believers are not to suffer.

Its sole occurrence places the term in a warning that none should suffer under this designation, alongside other condemned kinds of conduct.

Senses in use

  1. A designation in a warning against suffering · dominant

    In 1 Peter 4:15, the nominative singular masculine noun stands in a series introduced by “as,” naming a kind of person believers are not to be when suffering. The APB renders the clause “For let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or a wrongdoer or as a meddler.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Peter 4:15, the APB presents the term within a list of conduct for which none should suffer, ending the list with “as a meddler.” The verse is read as a whole.

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