1 Peter 2:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

Young's Literal Translation
Be subject, then, to every human creation, because of the Lord, whether to a king, as the highest,

King James Bible
<3767> Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

Greek
Submit yourselves
Ὑποτάγητε (Hypotagēte)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 5293: From hupo and tasso; to subordinate; reflexively, to obey.

for the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord’s
Κύριον (Kyrion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

sake
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

to every
πάσῃ (pasē)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

human
ἀνθρωπίνῃ (anthrōpinē)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 442: Belonging to human beings (especially as contrasted with God), human (as contrasted with divine). From anthropos; human.

institution,
κτίσει (ktisei)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2937: From ktizo; original formation.

whether
εἴτε (eite)
Conjunction
Strong's 1535: And if, whether. From ei and te; if too.

to [the] king
βασιλεῖ (basilei)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 935: A king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor. Probably from basis; a sovereign.

as
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

the supreme [authority],
ὑπερέχοντι (hyperechonti)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5242: To excel, surpass, be superior. From huper and echo; to hold oneself above, i.e. to excel; participle superior, superiority.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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