epereazo describes hostile treatment directed at people, answered with prayer or upright conduct.

The two present active participles describe people who direct hostile treatment toward others: in Luke 6:28 they are the people for whom prayer is commanded, while in 1 Peter 3:16 they stand within a clause about opponents being put to shame by good conduct.

1. Hostile treatment directed at others · dominant

   Both occurrences use a present active participle for people acting against others. In Luke 6:28 the APB renders the clause "pray for those who mistreat you"; in 1 Peter 3:16 the surrounding clause concerns those who slander and are put to shame by good behavior.

   Luke 6:281 Peter 3:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses "mistreat you" in Luke 6:28. In 1 Peter 3:16 it presents the surrounding opposition as slander and shame.