uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

In this verse Peter gives instructions specifically to men who are husbands.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

συνοικοῦντες & τῷ γυναικείῳ

dwelling_with_‹them› & ˱with˲_the feminine

Here, the female refers to the wives of the men to whom Peter is writing, not to one particular woman. If this would be misunderstood in your language, use a more natural phrase. Alternate translation: [live with the women whom you have married]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

κατὰ γνῶσιν

according_to knowledge

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of knowledge, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [in a knowledgeable way]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει

as ˱with˲_/a/_weaker vessel

Here Peter refers to women as if they were weaker containers. The word container is a term used to refer to both men and women in the Bible (Acts 9:15). Just as clay pots can break easily, so are human beings weak. Here Peter specifically refers to women as weaker containers because woman are usually physically weaker than men. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [as with someone who is weaker than you are]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἀπονέμοντες τιμήν ὡς καὶ συνκληρονόμοις χάριτος ζωῆς

rendering_out honor as also (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ ἄνδρες ὁμοίως συνοικοῦντες κατὰ γνῶσιν ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει τῷ γυναικείῳ ἀπονέμοντες τιμήν ὡς καὶ συγκληρονόμοις χάριτος ζωῆς εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐγκόπτεσθαι τὰς προσευχὰς ὑμῶν)

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of honor and heirs, you can express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [honor them as also those who will inherit with you the grace of life]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

συνκληρονόμοις χάριτος ζωῆς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ ἄνδρες ὁμοίως συνοικοῦντες κατὰ γνῶσιν ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει τῷ γυναικείῳ ἀπονέμοντες τιμήν ὡς καὶ συγκληρονόμοις χάριτος ζωῆς εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐγκόπτεσθαι τὰς προσευχὰς ὑμῶν)

Peter speaks of the grace of life as if it were something that people inherit. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: [those who will experience the grace of life together]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

χάριτος ζωῆς

˱of˲_/the/_grace ˱of˲_life

Peter is using the possessive form to describe grace that is life. The word grace refers to a gracious gift and life refers to eternal life. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [of the gracious gift, namely, eternal life]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐνκόπτεσθαι τὰς προσευχὰς ὑμῶν

in_order that not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: οἱ ἄνδρες ὁμοίως συνοικοῦντες κατὰ γνῶσιν ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει τῷ γυναικείῳ ἀπονέμοντες τιμήν ὡς καὶ συγκληρονόμοις χάριτος ζωῆς εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐγκόπτεσθαι τὰς προσευχὰς ὑμῶν)

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [so that nothing will hinder your prayers]