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How Greek Contrasts Wandering and Returning
1 Peter 2:25
ἦτε γὰρ ὡς πρόβατα πλανώμενα· ἀλλ᾽ ἐπεστράφητε νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ποιμένα καὶ ἐπίσκοπον τῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶν
A Verse Built Around a Turning PointThis verse is structured around one powerful contrast.
The first half describes wandering. The second half describes returning.
wandering sheep → but now → returning to the shepherd
Greek often creates emotional impact through contrast words, and here the small word ἀλλ᾽ (“but”) changes the entire direction of the sentence.
Transliterationēte gar hōs probata planōmena; all’ epestraphēte nyn epi ton poimena kai episkopon tōn psychōn hymōn
Literal Translation“For you were like wandering sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.”… Learn Koine Greek
