arete denotes a quality to be supplied with faith, considered among what is commendable, and proclaimed of the one who calls.

The occurrences present arete chiefly as a quality to be added to faith and considered with what is true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and commendable; it also names qualities associated with the one who calls and proclaimed by his people.

1. Quality pursued and considered · dominant

   In 2 Peter 1:5, the term occurs in the instruction to supply it in faith and then supply knowledge in it. In Philippians 4:8, its nominative singular form appears in the conditional clause concerning anything of this kind, while the APB renders the surrounding list as what is true, noble, just, pure, lovely, and commendable and says to “think on these things.”

   2 Peter 1:5Philippians 4:8
2. Qualities associated with the caller · occasional

   In 1 Peter 2:9, the accusative plural form is the object of proclaiming, and the APB renders the clause “proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.” In 2 Peter 1:3, the singular occurs in the clause about the one who called, which the APB renders “by his own glory and virtue.”

   1 Peter 2:92 Peter 1:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “excellencies” in 1 Peter 2:9 and “virtue” in 2 Peter 1:3 and 2 Peter 1:5; Philippians 4:8 also includes “virtue.” These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation rather than isolate every contribution of the Greek term.