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Core Glossary — 1 Peter (English–Hindi)

This glossary consolidates every load-bearing theological term identified in 07_semantic_analysis.md, spanning 1 Peter 1–5. Terms already fixed in the baseline Romans/Galatians translation_memory.json and bible_term_registry.json are marked [TM-reuse] and MUST be rendered exactly as recorded there — no alternatives are permitted for these regardless of new context. New terms proposed for this curriculum are marked [NEW] and require entry into translation_memory.json before Phase 2 translation begins, per the AI Translation Requirements’ term-registration procedure.

Risk tiers follow the baseline’s definitions (Critical / High / Medium / Low) and drive Phase 2 review routing.


A. Terms Reused Exactly from the Romans/Galatians Baseline

#English TermHindi RenderingTransliterationRiskDoctrine(s)1 Peter OccurrencesNotes
1Godपरमेश्वरParameśvaraCritical(all)1:2,3,5,21; 2:4,5,9,10,12,15,16,17,19,20; 3:4,5,17,18,20,21,22; 4:2,6,10,11,14,16,17,19; 5:2,5,6,10,12[TM-reuse]
2FatherपिताPitāCriticalLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:2,3,17[TM-reuse]
3Lordप्रभुPrabhuCriticalChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering; Submission to Authority1:3,25; 2:3,13; 3:6,12,15[TM-reuse]; NEVER used for human masters/husbands even when the Greek uses κύριος of a human (3:6)
4JesusयीशुYīśuCritical(all)1:1,2,3,7,13; 2:5,21; 3:21; 4:11[TM-reuse]
5Christ / MessiahमसीहMasīhaCriticalChrist’s Substitutionary Sufferingthroughout[TM-reuse]
6Holy Spiritपवित्र आत्माPavitra ĀtmāCritical(all)1:2,12; 4:14[TM-reuse]
7graceअनुग्रहanugrahaHigh(all)1:2,10,13; 2:19,20; 3:7; 4:10; 5:5,10,12[TM-reuse]; never कृपा in grace contexts
8faithविश्वासviśvāsaHighLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:5,7,9,21; 5:9[TM-reuse]
9salvationउद्धारuddhāraCriticalLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:5,9,10; 2:2[TM-reuse]; never मुक्ति/मोक्ष
10holyपवित्रpavitraHighHoliness in Conduct1:15,16; 2:5,9; 3:5[TM-reuse]
11sanctificationपवित्रीकरणpavitrikaraṇaHighHoliness in Conduct1:2[TM-reuse]
12resurrectionपुनरुत्थानpunaruttānaCriticalLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:3,21; 3:21[TM-reuse]; never पुनर्जन्म
13new birth / born againनया जन्मnayā janmaCriticalLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:3,23[TM-reuse]; never पुनर्जन्म; the letter’s programmatic term
14gloryमहिमाmahimāHighLiving Hope of the Resurrection; Elders and Humility1:7,8,11,21,24; 4:11,13,14; 5:1,4,10[TM-reuse]
15power of Godपरमेश्वर की सामर्थ्यParameśvara kī sāmarthyaHighLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:5; 3:22; 5:6[TM-reuse]; never शक्ति
16mercyदयाdayāMediumLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:3; 2:10[TM-reuse]; distinct from अनुग्रह
17election / chosenचुनाव / चुने हुएcunāva / cune hueHighChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood1:1,2; 2:4,6,9; 5:13[TM-reuse]
18foreknowledgeपहले से जाननाpahale se jānanāHighLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:2,20[TM-reuse]
19redemption / ransomछुटकाराchuṭakārāHighChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering1:18[TM-reuse]; never मुक्ति/मोक्ष
20fleshशरीरśarīraHighChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering; Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake3:18,21; 4:1,2,6[TM-reuse]; technical Pauline-pattern usage; distinguish from ordinary “body”
21conscienceविवेकvivekaHighChrist’s Proclamation to the Spirits; Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake2:19; 3:16,21[TM-reuse]; never अन्तरात्मा
22freedomस्वतंत्रताsvatantratāCriticalSubmission to Authority2:16[TM-reuse]; never मुक्ति/मोक्ष
23baptismबपतिस्माbapatismāMediumChrist’s Proclamation to the Spirits3:21[TM-reuse]; never स्नान/दीक्षा
24idolatryमूर्तिपूजाmūrtipūjāHighHoliness in Conduct4:3[TM-reuse]
25cross / tree (of crucifixion)क्रूसkrūsaMediumChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering2:24 (ξύλον)[TM-reuse]; ξύλον (“tree”) rendered with the established cross-vocabulary since it unambiguously denotes the crucifixion instrument here
26stumbling stoneठोकर का पत्थरṭhokara kā pattharaMediumChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:8[TM-reuse]
27creatorसृजनहारsṛjanahāraHighChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering; Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake4:19[TM-reuse]; never ब्रह्मा
28spiritual giftsआत्मिक वरदानātmika varadānaMediumElders and Humility4:10[TM-reuse]
29worship (implied, cf. spiritual sacrifices)आराधनाārādhanāHighChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood(contextual, 2:5)[TM-reuse]; never पूजा
30living sacrifice / spiritual sacrificesआत्मिक बलिदानātmika balidānaHighChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:5[TM-reuse pattern]; never बलि/यज्ञ
31thanksgiving-adjacent: hospitalityअतिथि-सत्कारatithi-satkāraLowHoliness in Conduct4:9[TM-reuse]
32brotherly loveभाईचारे का प्रेमbhāīcāre kā premaMediumHoliness in Conduct1:22; 3:8[TM-reuse, from Galatians TM]
33hypocrisyकपटkapaṭaMediumHoliness in Conduct2:1[TM-reuse, from Galatians TM]
34blessing (verb, “to bless”)आशीषāśīṣaMediumSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake3:9[TM-reuse, from Galatians TM]
35heirवारिसvārisaMediumLiving Hope of the Resurrection3:7[TM-reuse, from Galatians TM]
36governing authorities / emperor / governorsशासन के अधिकारीśāsana ke adhikārīMediumSubmission to Authority2:13-14[TM-reuse pattern]; routes to native speaker review
37slavery / household servantsदासdāsaMediumSubmission to Authority2:18[TM-reuse, from Galatians TM]
38steward / stewardsभण्डारीbhaṇḍārīLowElders and Humility4:10[TM-reuse, from Galatians TM]
39household of faithघरानाgharānāLowElders and Humility4:17[TM-reuse pattern]
40amenआमीनāmīnaLow(closing)4:11; 5:11[TM-reuse]

B. New Terms Introduced by 1 Peter

#English TermHindi RenderingTransliterationRiskDoctrine(s)Key PassagesAlternatives RejectedNotes
41suffering (πάσχω/πάθημα)दुख / दुख उठानाdukha / dukha uṭhānāCriticalSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake; Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering1:11; 2:19-23; 3:14,17,18; 4:1,13,15,19; 5:1,9,10(none available — दुख is the only viable general Hindi term)The letter’s single most frequent and doctrinally load-bearing term. दुख/दुःख collides with two major Indian religious frameworks: (1) Buddhist duḥkha, the First Noble Truth, which frames suffering as an inherent feature of existence to be transcended through enlightenment/detachment; (2) the popular Hindu framework in which suffering is read as karmic consequence of past deeds (see also sowing_and_reaping caution in the Galatians baseline). 1 Peter’s suffering theology is neither: suffering here is meaningful participation in Christ’s own pattern (2:21; 4:13), productive of tested faith (1:6-7) and future glory (4:13; 5:10), endured in hope under a personal, faithful Creator (4:19) — not something to escape via enlightenment, nor a debt being paid off. Mandatory translator note on every Critical/High occurrence; mandatory theologian review throughout.
42living hope (ἐλπὶς ζῶσα)जीवित आशाjīvita āśāHighLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:3आशा alone (loses the resurrection-grounded certainty; risks reading as mere wish)The letter’s opening keynote term; आशा alone can register as an uncertain expectation adjacent to भाग्य/किस्मत-style fatalism already flagged in the baseline; जीवित is the load-bearing qualifier and must never be dropped.
43inheritance (κληρονομία)मीरासmīrāsaHighLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:4विरासत (acceptable secondary; कमाई हुई सम्पत्ति — “earned property” — explicitly rejected as merit-implying)Consistent with the baseline’s वारिस (heir) family; must be read as an unconditional gift secured by God’s own custody (τετηρημένην ἐν οὐρανοῖς), not merit-earned family inheritance under Indian succession custom.
44imperishable (ἄφθαρτος)अविनाशीavinaśīMediumLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:4,23अमर (rejected — risks generic “immortal,” used broadly of gods/heroes in Hindu literature without the specific corruption/decay contrast)Describes durability of God’s gift, not shared divine essence.
45undefiled (ἀμίαντος)निष्कलंकniṣkalaṅkaLow-MediumLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:4अशुद्ध-रहित (awkward compound, rejected)
46unfading (ἀμάραντος / ἀμαράντινος)अनश्वरanaśvaraMediumLiving Hope of the Resurrection; Elders and Humility1:4; 5:4मुरझाया न जानेवाला (acceptable literal alternative, more cumbersome)Rendered identically at both occurrences (crown of glory, 5:4) to preserve the letter’s internal echo.
47guarded (φρουρούμενοι)सुरक्षित रखे हुएsurakṣita rakhe hueMediumLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:5बचाए हुए (too close to उद्धार’s semantic field; rejected to avoid redundancy)Active divine guarding, not passive luck/fate.
48various trials (ποικίλοι πειρασμοί)विभिन्न परीक्षाएँvibhinna parīkṣāeṃHighSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake1:6; 4:12कर्म-फल के दुख (explicitly rejected — imports karmic-consequence framing)Must read as purposeful testing under a personal God’s providence, never automatic karmic outcome.
49tested genuineness [of faith] (δοκίμιον)परखा हुआ विश्वासparakhā huā viśvāsaHighLiving Hope of the Resurrection; Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake1:7तपस्या से सिद्ध विश्वास (rejected — tapasya/ascetic-merit framing)Suffering proves, does not produce, genuine faith.
50outcome/goal [of faith] (τέλος)परिणामpariṇāmaMediumLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:9प्रतिफल (rejected — “recompense for deeds,” merit-payment framing)
51sojourners / exiles (παρεπίδημοι/πάροικοι)परदेशीparadeśīHighSubmission to Authority; Church as Holy and Royal Priesthood1:1,17; 2:11; 5:13विदेशी (rejected — too narrowly “foreigner,” loses theological identity force)The letter’s governing self-identity metaphor; NOT a call to social withdrawal (2:12-17 qualifies it).
52conduct (ἀναστροφή)चालचलनcālacalanaLow-MediumHoliness in Conduct1:15; 2:12; 3:1,2,16व्यवहार (acceptable secondary; चालचलन preferred as the more established Hindi Christian idiom)Key recurring behavioral term for the Holiness doctrine.
53(reverent) fear (φόβος, of God)भयbhayaHighSubmission to Authority; Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake1:17; 2:17,18; 3:2,15डर (rejected — carries connotation of servile terror, not reverence)Reverential awe before a just Father-Judge, distinguished from आदर given to the emperor (2:17) to preserve God’s unique claim.
54precious blood (τίμιον αἷμα)बहुमूल्य लहूbahumūlya lahūCriticalChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering1:19बलि का लहू (rejected — assimilates to ritual-offering vocabulary the baseline explicitly cautions against)
55without blemish or spot (ἄμωμος καὶ ἄσπιλος)निर्दोष और निष्कलंकnirdoṣa aura niṣkalaṅkaHighChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering1:19(none)Passover/sacrificial-lamb background; needs OT gloss.
56living and abiding word (λόγος ζῶν καὶ μένων)जीवित और सदा ठहरनेवाला वचनjīvita aura sadā ṭaharanevālā vacanaHighLiving Hope of the Resurrection1:23ॐ-शैली अनन्त शब्द (explicitly rejected — must not evoke the eternal cosmic syllable/mantra concept)God’s own enduring self-disclosure, not an impersonal eternal utterance.
57slander (καταλαλιά)चुगलीcugalīMediumHoliness in Conduct2:1; 2:12; 3:16निंदा (rejected — reserved elsewhere for the Critical condemnation contrast; avoided here to prevent cross-term confusion)
58pure spiritual [word-]milk (λογικὸν γάλα)वचन का शुद्ध दूधvacana kā śuddha dūdhaMediumLiving Hope of the Resurrection; Holiness in Conduct2:2आत्मिक दूध (acceptable but loses the λόγος/1:23 word-connection; rejected as primary)Ties λογικόν back to the “living word” of 1:23.
59living stone (λίθος ζῶν)जीवित पत्थरjīvita pattharaHighChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:4,5(none)Without “living,” the metaphor loses its christological force.
60cornerstone (ἀκρογωνιαῖος)कोने का प्रधान पत्थरkone kā pradhāna pattharaMediumChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:6,7(none)
61spiritual house (οἶκος πνευματικός)आत्मिक घरātmika gharaMediumChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:5मन्दिर (rejected — घर preferred as मन्दिर risks a physical-temple reading and Hindu-temple association per baseline’s church entry caution)
62holy priesthood (ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον)पवित्र याजकपदpavitra yājakapadaCriticalChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:5पुजारी-वर्ग (explicitly and permanently rejected)याजक is the established biblical term (OT Levitical priests); पुजारी denotes a Hindu ritual specialist mediating access others lack — the exact hierarchy this verse abolishes by declaring ALL believers priests. Mandatory theologian review on every occurrence.
63royal priesthood (βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα)राजकीय याजकपदrājakīya yājakapadaCriticalChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:9(see ἱεράτευμα above)
64chosen race/people (γένος ἐκλεκτόν)चुना हुआ वंशcunā huā vaṃśaCriticalChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:9जाति (permanently and explicitly forbidden)जाति is the standard Hindi word for the Indian caste category; using it here would make the verse sound like it installs believers into a new spiritually superior caste rather than abolishing caste-based spiritual ranking. वंश (already used for “seed”/lineage in the Galatians TM) avoids this collision. Mandatory theologian AND native-speaker review.
65holy nation (ἔθνος ἅγιον)पवित्र राष्ट्रpavitra rāṣṭraMediumChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:9पवित्र जाति (rejected, same caste-collision reasoning as #64)
66people for [his] possession (λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν)परमेश्वर की अपनी प्रजाParameśvara kī apanī prajāMediumChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood2:9(none)
67day of visitation (ἐπισκοπή)निरीक्षण का दिनnirīkṣaṇa kā dinaMediumSubmission to Authority2:12दर्शन का दिन (explicitly rejected — दर्शन evokes a devotee’s sight of a deity’s presence)
68submit / be subject (ὑποτάγητε)अधीन हो जाओadhīna ho jāoHighSubmission to Authority and Christlike Endurance2:13,18; 3:1,5; 5:5दासता स्वीकार करना (rejected — collapses voluntary submission into forced slavery-status)Must be voluntary, gospel-motivated, Christ-modeled submission “for the Lord’s sake” (2:13), NOT grounded in inherent inferiority — the same recipients are declared a royal priesthood (2:9). Given India’s caste/gender/age hierarchies, mandatory theologian review with translator note on every occurrence.
69human institution (ἀνθρωπίνη κτίσις)मानवीय संस्थाmānavīya sansthāMediumSubmission to Authority2:13व्यवस्था (explicitly forbidden — reserved exclusively for Torah/Mosaic Law)
70shepherd and overseer [of souls] (ποιμήν καὶ ἐπίσκοπος)चरवाहा और रखवालाcaravāhā aura rakhavālāMediumChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering; Elders and Humility2:25; 5:2,4(none)Ties Christ’s own pastoral role to the human-elder office of ch. 5.
71example/pattern (ὑπογραμμός/τύπος)आदर्शādarśaMediumSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake; Elders and Humility2:21; 5:3(none)
72gentle and quiet spirit (πραέως καὶ ἡσυχίου πνεύματος)नम्र और शान्त आत्माnamra aura śānta ātmāMediumHoliness in Conduct3:4मौन रहना (rejected — implies enforced silence rather than inward disposition)Must be read as inward character, not required public silencing.
73weaker vessel (ἀσθενέστερον σκεῦος)निर्बल पात्रnirbala pātraHighHoliness in Conduct3:7(none)Must not imply diminished spiritual standing; same verse affirms co-heirship of grace.
74humility / humble-minded (ταπεινοφροσύνη/ταπεινόφρων)नम्रता / नम्रnamratā / namraHighElders and Humility3:8; 5:5,6दीनता (rejected — carries connotation of degraded/impoverished status rather than a positive chosen virtue)Fixed term across the letter; central to the Elders and Humility doctrine.
75sanctify [Christ] as Lord (ἁγιάσατε Κύριον)प्रभु मानकर पवित्र समझोPrabhu mānakara pavitra samajhoCriticalChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering; Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake3:15(none)Combines two Critical baseline terms (प्रभु + पवित्र); enthrones Christ’s Lordship inwardly as ground for courageous witness.
76once [for all] (ἅπαξ)एक बारeka bāraMediumChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering3:18(none)Must be reinforced as unrepeatable and complete, echoing the baseline’s crucified_with_christ “abiding result” caution.
77put to death in flesh, made alive in spirit (θανατωθεὶς σαρκί, ζωοποιηθεὶς πνεύματι)शरीर में मार डाला गया, आत्मा में जीवित किया गयाśarīra meṃ māra ḍālā gayā, ātmā meṃ jīvita kiyā gayāCriticalChrist’s Substitutionary Suffering3:18(any resolved reading favoring one exegetical option over another — explicitly rejected)Exegetically disputed (Holy Spirit’s agency vs. Christ’s own spiritual mode of existence); render literally, preserve ambiguity, record options as alternatives_considered. Mandatory theologian review.
78spirits in prison…proclaimed (τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν…ἐκήρυξεν)आत्माएँ…बन्दीगृह में…जाकर प्रचार कियाātmāeṃ…bandīgṛha meṃ…jākara pracāra kiyāCriticalChrist’s Proclamation to the Spirits3:19दूसरा मौका देनेवाला प्रचार / अन्तराल-वास की अवस्था (both explicitly rejected — must not imply a post-mortem “second chance” resonant with bardo/reincarnation cosmologies)The NT’s most contested single text; render literally without resolving referent (fallen angels vs. Noah’s human contemporaries) or timing in the Hindi text itself. Mandatory theologian review on every occurrence.
79corresponding pattern / antitype (ἀντίτυπον)जिसका चित्र यह बपतिस्मा भी हैjisakā citra yaha bapatismā bhī haiMediumChrist’s Proclamation to the Spirits3:21(none)Typological, not causally identical; requires gloss for low-OT-literacy readers.
80appeal of a good conscience (συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς ἐπερώτημα)अच्छे विवेक के लिये परमेश्वर से बिनतीacche viveka ke liye Parameśvara se binatīHighChrist’s Proclamation to the Spirits3:21शरीर की शुद्धि (explicitly rejected by the text itself — the verse defines baptism AGAINST ritual-cleansing)The verse itself is doctrinally protective against a Hindu-style ritual-purification (shuddhi/snana) reading; the Hindi must preserve, not blunt, this self-correcting clause.
81arm yourselves (ὁπλίσασθε)हथियार बान्ध लोhathiyāra bāndha loMediumSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake4:1(none)Reuses established armor_of_light हथियार pattern.
82gospel preached to the dead (νεκροῖς εὐηγγελίσθη)मरे हुओं को सुसमाचार सुनाया गयाmare huoṃ ko susamācar sunāyā gayāCriticalChrist’s Proclamation to the Spirits4:6पुनर्जन्म का अवसर (explicitly and permanently rejected — reincarnation-adjacent “another chance” framing)Second major contested verse; must not imply repeated post-mortem salvation opportunities across lifetimes. Mandatory theologian review.
83self-controlled and sober-minded (σωφρονήσατε, νήψατε)संयमी बनो और सचेत रहोsaṃyamī banō aura sacet rahoLow-MediumElders and Humility4:7; 5:8(none)Consistent rendering across both occurrences.
84love covers a multitude of sins (ἀγάπη καλύπτει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν)प्रेम पापों के ढेर को ढांक देता हैprema pāpoṃ ke ḍhera ko ḍhāṃka detā haiMediumHoliness in Conduct4:8(none)
85fiery trial (πύρωσις)आग की परीक्षाāg kī parīkṣāHighSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake4:12(none)Reuses परीक्षा-testing pattern established at 1:6-7.
86reproached for the name of Christ (ὀνειδίζησθε ἐν ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ)मसीह के नाम के कारण अपमानित होनाMasīha ke nāma ke kāraṇa apamānita honāMediumSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake4:14निन्दित होना (avoided here to keep निंदा-family reserved for the condemnation contrast per #57’s reasoning)
87Christian (Χριστιανός)मसीहीmasīhīMedium-HighSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake4:16ईसाई (flagged as an acceptable general-society alternative but carrying “foreign religion” connotations in some Hindu-nationalist discourse; मसीही preferred as the established internal self-designation)
88elder (πρεσβύτερος)प्राचीनprācīnaHighElders and Humility5:1,5गुरु (explicitly rejected — permanent-guru status never outgrown, echoing the Galatians paidagōgos caution)Functional shepherding office qualified immediately by servant-leadership language (5:2-3), not a permanent honorific or caste-linked seniority status.
89fellow elder (συμπρεσβύτερος)साथी प्राचीनsāthī prācīnaMediumElders and Humility5:1(none)
90exercising oversight (ἐπισκοποῦντες)झुण्ड की रखवाली करते हुएjhuṇḍa kī rakhavālī karate hueMediumElders and Humility5:2(none)
91not domineering (κατακυριεύοντες)अधिकार जताते हुए नहींadhikāra jatāte hue nahīṃMediumElders and Humility5:3प्रभुता जताना (rejected — risks confusing this forbidden human domineering with Christ’s positive, exclusive Lordship, प्रभु)Greek wordplay linking domineering to κύριος is not safely reproducible in Hindi; doctrinal contrast preserved via context/gloss instead.
92chief shepherd (ἀρχιποίμην)मुख्य चरवाहाmukhya caravāhāMediumElders and Humility5:4(none)
93casting all anxiety on him (πᾶσαν τὴν μέριμναν ἐπιρίψαντες)अपनी सारी चिन्ता उस पर डाल दोapanī sārī cintā usa para ḍāla doLowElders and Humility5:7(none)
94adversary / devil (ἀντίδικος/διάβολος)विरोधी / शैतानvirodhī / śaitānaMediumSuffering for Righteousness’ Sake5:8असुर/राक्षस (rejected — distinct Hindu mythological categories, not equivalent to the biblical Satan)Real, personal, hostile spiritual adversary, not an impersonal evil force or karmic obstacle.
95restore, confirm, strengthen, establish (καταρτίσει, στηρίξει, σθενώσει, θεμελιώσει)सिद्ध, स्थिर, बलवन्त करेगा और नींव पर स्थापित करेगाsiddha, sthira, balavanta karegā aura nīṃva para sthāpita karegāLowElders and Humility5:10(none)
96co-elect (συνεκλεκτή)चुनी हुईcunī huīMediumChurch as Holy and Royal Priesthood5:13(none)Reuses चुनाव-family.
97kiss of love (φίλημα ἀγάπης)प्रेम का चुम्बनprema kā cumbanaLow(closing)5:14(none)Requires brief cultural-context gloss on the first-century holy-kiss custom.

C. Doctrine-to-Term Cross-Reference (Core Curriculum Doctrines)

Core DoctrinePrimary Terms (Glossary #)
The Living Hope of the Resurrection3,12,13,42,43,44,46,47,48,49,50,56
Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake41,48,49,53,68,71,75,81,85,86,88,94
The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood17,26,30,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,96
Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance22,36,37,51,53,67,68,69
Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering19,20,25,27,41,54,55,70,71,75,76,77
Holiness in Conduct10,11,24,32,33,52,57,58,72,84
Elders and Humility14,28,38,39,46,70,71,74,75,83,88,89,90,91,92,93,95
Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits (3:18-22)21,23,76,77,78,79,80,82

D. Mandatory Theologian-Review Flags (Critical Terms, Full List)

The following terms/passages require human theologian review on every occurrence without exception, per the Phase 2 routing rules:

  1. नया जन्म (new birth, 1:3,23) — never पुनर्जन्म
  2. पुनरुत्थान (resurrection, 1:3,21; 3:21) — never पुनर्जन्म
  3. उद्धार (salvation, throughout) — never मुक्ति/मोक्ष
  4. पवित्र याजकपद / राजकीय याजकपद (holy/royal priesthood, 2:5,9) — never पुजारी-वर्ग
  5. चुना हुआ वंश (chosen race, 2:9) — never जाति
  6. दुख / suffering-family (throughout) — mandatory translator note distinguishing from dukkha-escape and karma-consequence framings
  7. अधीन हो जाओ (submit, 2:13,18; 3:1,5; 5:5) — mandatory note distinguishing voluntary gospel-submission from caste/gender subjugation
  8. बहुमूल्य लहू / धर्मी…अधर्मियों के लिये (precious blood; righteous for unrighteous, 1:19; 3:18) — Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
  9. शरीर में मार डाला गया…आत्मा में जीवित किया गया (3:18) — exegetical ambiguity must be preserved, not resolved
  10. आत्माएँ…बन्दीगृह में…प्रचार किया (3:19) — exegetical ambiguity must be preserved, not resolved; guard against bardo/reincarnation-adjacent readings
  11. मरे हुओं को सुसमाचार सुनाया गया (4:6) — guard against reincarnation-adjacent “second chance” readings
  12. प्रभु मानकर पवित्र समझो (3:15) — compound Critical term (प्रभु + पवित्र)

This glossary must be merged into translation_memory.json (new entries, Section B) before any Phase 2 segment translation of 1 Peter begins, per the AI Translation Requirements’ term-registration procedure (§ “Translation Memory Load and Enforcement Instructions”). See 07_semantic_analysis.md for full verse-level and chapter-level argumentation supporting each entry.


Critical Risk Terms

God

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर
Transliteration: Parameśvara
Doctrine: Deity of Christ / The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: ईश्वर, भगवान
Original: θεός
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. परमेश्वर (Supreme Lord) is the BSI OV standard; भगवान has broad Hindu-deity usage and is avoided. 1 Peter occurrences throughout, esp. 1:2,3,5,21; 2:4,5,9,10,12,15-17,19,20; 3:4,5,17,18,20-22; 4:2,6,10,11,14,16,17,19; 5:2,5,6,10,12.


Father

Approved rendering: पिता
Transliteration: Pitā
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्मा, सृष्टिकर्ता
Original: πατήρ
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. God as personal Father of Jesus Christ (1:3) and as impartial Judge-Father to be reverently feared (1:17), never a Hindu creator-deity name. 1 Peter 1:2,3,17.


Lord

Approved rendering: प्रभु
Transliteration: Prabhu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: स्वामी, ईश्वर
Original: κύριος
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package. Reserved exclusively for Christ’s divine, exclusive Lordship. At 1 Peter 3:6 (Sarah calling Abraham ‘lord’), κύριος used of a human is rendered स्वामी, NEVER प्रभु — mandatory translator note distinguishing the human honorific from Christ’s exclusive title. 1 Peter 1:3,25; 2:3,13; 3:6,12,15.


Jesus

Approved rendering: यीशु
Transliteration: Yīśu
Doctrine: Lordship of Christ
Rejected alternatives: ईसा, ईशू
Original: Ἰησοῦς
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package. BSI OV standard form; ईसा reserved for Muslim/Urdu usage, never used here. 1 Peter 1:1,2,3,7,13; 2:5,21; 3:21; 4:11.


Messiah

Approved rendering: मसीह
Transliteration: Masīha
Doctrine: Messianic Promise / Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Rejected alternatives: अभिषिक्त व्यक्ति, देव-दूत

Inherited from Romans package. The Anointed One; 1 Peter’s central theme is ‘the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow’ (1:11) — never one of several divine figures. Occurs throughout the letter.


Holy Spirit

Approved rendering: पवित्र आत्मा
Transliteration: Pavitra Ātmā
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्म, परमात्मा, देव-आत्मा
Original: πνεῦμα ἅγιον
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. Personal, third Person of the Trinity, active in election/sanctification (1:2), prophetic inspiration (1:12), and Christ’s resurrection witness (4:14). Special caution at 3:18 where πνεῦμα’s referent (Holy Spirit vs. Christ’s own spirit) is exegetically disputed — the Hindi must not resolve this ambiguity. Never ब्रह्म/परमात्मा.


Salvation

Approved rendering: उद्धार
Transliteration: uddhāra
Doctrine: Salvation
Rejected alternatives: मुक्ति, मोक्ष, छुटकारा
Original: σωτηρία
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER मुक्ति/मोक्ष. The full deliverance of the whole person, already secured yet awaiting eschatological unveiling. 1 Peter 1:5,9,10; 2:2.


Resurrection

Approved rendering: पुनरुत्थान
Transliteration: punaruttāna
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: पुनर्जन्म, पुनर्जीवन
Original: ἀνάστασις
Category: Eschatology

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER पुनर्जन्म (reincarnation). This letter’s programmatic term, occurring at its structural hinge points (1:3, 1:21, 3:21) rather than once — treat each occurrence as independently load-bearing, requiring the baseline’s mandatory distinguishing translator note every time, not only at first occurrence.


New Birth

Approved rendering: नया जन्म
Transliteration: nayā janma
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: पुनर्जन्म
Original: ἀναγεννάω
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER पुनर्जन्म. 1 Peter’s opening keynote statement (1:3) and echoed at 1:23 (linked to the imperishable seed/living word) — full prohibition force applies at both occurrences.


Freedom

Approved rendering: स्वतंत्रता
Transliteration: svatantratā
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Rejected alternatives: मुक्ति, मोक्ष
Original: ἐλευθερία
Category: Freedom

Inherited from Galatians-extended baseline. NEVER मुक्ति/मोक्ष. 1 Peter 2:16 — freedom immediately qualified as not a covering for evil but for service as God’s slaves.


Righteousness

Approved rendering: धार्मिकता
Transliteration: dhārmikatā
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Rejected alternatives: धर्म, पुण्य, न्याय

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER धर्म. 1 Peter 2:24 (‘die to sin and live to righteousness’); 3:12 (Psalm 34, the Lord’s eyes on the righteous); 3:18 (the righteous [धर्मी] for the unrighteous — substitutionary logic depends entirely on this staying strictly forensic); 4:18. Any drift toward धर्म-rooted duty vocabulary collapses substitutionary atonement into a dutiful-vs-undutiful-persons statement.


Suffering

Approved rendering: दुख / दुख उठाना
Transliteration: dukha / dukha uṭhānā
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake; Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Original: πάσχω / πάθημα
Category: Suffering

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review on every occurrence. The letter’s single most frequent and doctrinally load-bearing term (1:11; 2:19-23; 3:14,17-18; 4:1,13,15,19; 5:1,9,10). Collides with (1) Buddhist duḥkha (First Noble Truth — suffering as inherent to existence, transcended through detachment/enlightenment) and (2) popular Hindu कर्म-फल (suffering as automatic karmic consequence). 1 Peter’s theology is neither: purposeful testing by a personal God (1:6-7), meaningful participation in Christ’s own pattern (2:21; 4:13), productive of tested faith and future glory (1:7; 4:13; 5:10), entrusted to a faithful personal Creator (4:19) — never a debt discharged nor a condition escaped via enlightenment. Mandatory translator note at every Critical/High occurrence with co-textual anchors (‘परमेश्वर की इच्छा से,’ ‘मसीह के साथ’).


Precious Blood

Approved rendering: बहुमूल्य लहू
Transliteration: bahumūlya lahū
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Rejected alternatives: बलि का लहू (explicitly rejected)
Original: τίμιον αἷμα
Category: Atonement

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review. 1 Peter 1:19. Never assimilate to बलि/यज्ञ ritual-offering vocabulary — the gift moves from God to the sinner, not the reverse.


Holy Priesthood

Approved rendering: पवित्र याजकपद
Transliteration: pavitra yājakapada
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: पुजारी-वर्ग (permanently and explicitly rejected)
Original: ἱεράτευμα ἅγιον
Category: Church

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review on every occurrence. 1 Peter 2:5. याजक (established biblical/Levitical term) required; पुजारी denotes a Hindu ritual specialist mediating access others lack — exactly the hierarchy this verse abolishes by declaring ALL believers priests.


Royal Priesthood

Approved rendering: राजकीय याजकपद
Transliteration: rājakīya yājakapada
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: पुजारी-वर्ग (permanently and explicitly rejected)
Original: βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα
Category: Church

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review. 1 Peter 2:9. Same पुजारी prohibition as holy_priesthood.


Chosen Race

Approved rendering: चुना हुआ वंश
Transliteration: cunā huā vaṃśa
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: जाति (permanently and explicitly forbidden)
Original: γένος ἐκλεκτόν
Category: Church

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian AND native-speaker review. 1 Peter 2:9. जाति is the standard Hindi word for Indian caste; using it would make believers sound installed into a new spiritually superior caste rather than having caste-based ranking abolished. वंश (already load-bearing for ‘seed’/lineage in the Galatians TM) avoids this collision.


Sanctify Christ As Lord

Approved rendering: अपने हृदयों में मसीह को प्रभु मानकर पवित्र समझो
Transliteration: apane hṛdayoṃ meṃ Masīha ko Prabhu mānakara pavitra samajho
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering; Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Original: ἁγιάσατε Κύριον τὸν Χριστὸν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις
Category: Christology

NEW compound term combining two Critical baseline terms (प्रभु + पवित्र), mandatory theologian review. 1 Peter 3:15 — inward enthronement of Christ’s Lordship grounding courageous, gentle testimony under pressure.


Put To Death In Flesh Made Alive In Spirit

Approved rendering: शरीर में मार डाला गया, आत्मा में जीवित किया गया
Transliteration: śarīra meṃ māra ḍālā gayā, ātmā meṃ jīvita kiyā gayā
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Rejected alternatives: any resolved reading favoring one exegetical option over another (explicitly rejected)
Original: θανατωθεὶς σαρκί, ζωοποιηθεὶς πνεύματι
Category: Christology

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review, every occurrence. 1 Peter 3:18. Exegetically disputed (Holy Spirit’s agency vs. Christ’s own spiritual mode of existence) — render literally, preserve the same grammatical ambiguity the Greek carries; do NOT add a clarifying subject/agent the source text does not supply. Record interpretive options only as alternatives_considered in the segment cache, never resolved in the rendered text.


Spirits In Prison Proclaimed

Approved rendering: आत्माएँ…बन्दीगृह में…जाकर प्रचार किया
Transliteration: ātmāeṃ…bandīgṛha meṃ…jākara pracāra kiyā
Doctrine: Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits
Rejected alternatives: दूसरा मौका देनेवाला प्रचार (explicitly and permanently rejected), अन्तराल-वास की अवस्था (explicitly and permanently rejected)
Original: τοῖς ἐν φυλακῇ πνεύμασιν…ἐκήρυξεν
Category: Christology

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review on every occurrence. 1 Peter 3:19. The NT’s most contested single text; render literally without resolving the disputed referent (fallen angels vs. Noah’s human contemporaries) or timing. Guard absolutely against any post-mortem ‘second chance’ reading resonant with bardo/reincarnation cosmologies.


Gospel Preached To The Dead

Approved rendering: मरे हुओं को सुसमाचार सुनाया गया
Transliteration: mare huoṃ ko susamācar sunāyā gayā
Doctrine: Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits
Rejected alternatives: पुनर्जन्म का अवसर (explicitly and permanently rejected)
Original: νεκροῖς εὐηγγελίσθη
Category: Gospel

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review, every occurrence. 1 Peter 4:6. Second major contested verse; must not imply repeatable post-mortem salvation opportunities across lifetimes. Render literally without resolving the exegetical dispute.


High Risk Terms

Grace

Approved rendering: अनुग्रह
Transliteration: anugraha
Doctrine: Grace
Rejected alternatives: कृपा, दया, वरदान, भाग्य, कर्म-फल, पुण्य
Original: χάρις
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. At 1 Peter 2:19-20 (χάρις as ‘a gracious/credit-worthy thing’) the commendation flows from trust in God amid unjust suffering, NOT from suffering’s inherent merit-earning value — must not be misread as merit accumulation. 1 Peter 1:2,10,13; 2:19,20; 3:7; 4:10; 5:5,10,12.


Faith

Approved rendering: विश्वास
Transliteration: viśvāsa
Doctrine: Faith
Rejected alternatives: श्रद्धा, आस्था, भरोसा
Original: πίστις
Category: Faith

Inherited from Romans package. Trust in the unseen, risen Christ (1:8), tested and proven genuine through trials (1:5-9; 5:9), never generalized Hindu śraddhā.


Holy

Approved rendering: पवित्र
Transliteration: pavitra
Doctrine: Sanctification / Holiness in Conduct
Rejected alternatives: शुद्ध, निर्मल
Original: ἅγιος
Category: Sanctification

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER शुद्ध (ritual-purity/shuddhi drift). 1 Peter 1:15,16; 2:5,9; 3:5.


Sanctification

Approved rendering: पवित्रीकरण
Transliteration: pavitrikaraṇa
Doctrine: Sanctification
Rejected alternatives: सफाई, शुद्धिकरण
Original: ἁγιασμός
Category: Sanctification

Inherited from Romans package. The Spirit’s sanctifying work grounding election (1:2).


Glory

Approved rendering: महिमा
Transliteration: mahimā
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection / Elders and Humility
Rejected alternatives: देव-ज्योति, प्रकाश
Original: δόξα
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. Avoid light-metaphor drift toward Hindu divine-radiance concepts. 1 Peter 1:7,8,11,21,24; 4:11,13,14; 5:1,4,10.


Power Of God

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर की सामर्थ्य
Transliteration: Parameśvara kī sāmarthya
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: शक्ति, ताकत
Original: δύναμις θεοῦ
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER शक्ति (Shakti-goddess association). 1 Peter 1:5; 3:22; 5:6.


Election

Approved rendering: चुनाव / चुने हुए
Transliteration: cunāva / cune hue
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: भाग्य, नियति, किस्मत
Original: ἐκλεκτός / ἐκλογή
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. God’s sovereign, personal choice — never fate/destiny/karma vocabulary. 1 Peter 1:1,2; 2:4,6,9; 5:13.


Foreknowledge

Approved rendering: पहले से जानना
Transliteration: pahale se jānanā
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: भविष्य देखना
Original: πρόγνωσις
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. Relational foreknowing of persons, not fortune-telling foresight. 1 Peter 1:2,20.


Redemption

Approved rendering: छुटकारा
Transliteration: chuṭakārā
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Rejected alternatives: मुक्ति, मोक्ष
Original: λυτρόω
Category: Salvation

Inherited from Romans package. Deliverance secured at the price of Christ’s precious blood, from a futile ancestral way of life. NEVER मुक्ति/मोक्ष. 1 Peter 1:18.


Flesh

Approved rendering: शरीर
Transliteration: śarīra
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering / Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: देह (in sarx contexts)
Original: σάρξ
Category: Sin

Inherited from Romans/Galatians package. At 1 Peter 4:1-2,6 σάρξ denotes mortal life generally rather than the technical Pauline sarx-nature sense used at 3:18,21 — context must disambiguate for the reader in each case.


Conscience

Approved rendering: विवेक
Transliteration: viveka
Doctrine: Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits / Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: अंतरात्मा
Original: συνείδησις
Category: Conscience

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER अंतरात्मा. Moral awareness before a personal God, not Vedantic self-discrimination. 1 Peter 2:19; 3:16,21.


Idolatry

Approved rendering: मूर्तिपूजा
Transliteration: mūrtipūjā
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Original: εἰδωλολατρία
Category: Sin

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 4:3 — the climactic vice in the catalogue of former Gentile behavior; handle pastorally but do not soften.


Creator

Approved rendering: सृजनहार
Transliteration: sṛjanahāra
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering / Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: ब्रह्मा
Original: κτίστης
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER ब्रह्मा. 1 Peter 4:19 — God as the faithful Creator to whom suffering believers entrust their souls.


Worship

Approved rendering: आराधना
Transliteration: ārādhanā
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: पूजा
Original: (implied in πνευματικαὶ θυσίαι, 2:5)
Category: Worship

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER पूजा. Implied in 1 Peter 2:5’s ‘spiritual sacrifices’ — the royal priesthood’s whole-life devotion to the living God.


Living Sacrifice

Approved rendering: आत्मिक बलिदान
Transliteration: ātmika balidāna
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: बलि, यज्ञ
Original: πνευματικαὶ θυσίαι
Category: Worship

Inherited from Romans package pattern. NEVER बलि/यज्ञ. 1 Peter 2:5 πνευματικαὶ θυσίαι — the believer’s whole-life offerings, not ritual animal sacrifice.


Sin

Approved rendering: पाप
Transliteration: pāpa
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering / Holiness in Conduct
Rejected alternatives: अधर्म, अशुद्धता

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 2:24 (Christ himself bore our sins in his body on the tree); 4:1 (cease from sin); 4:8 (love covers a multitude of sins). Moral transgression before a personal God, not ritual impurity or karma.


Law

Approved rendering: व्यवस्था
Transliteration: vyavasthā
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Rejected alternatives: धर्म, शरीयत, नियम

Inherited from Romans package. Not used as a positive term in 1 Peter’s own text, but retained in translation memory to enforce the guardrail that मानवीय संस्था (human institution, 2:13) must NEVER be substituted with व्यवस्था, which remains reserved exclusively for Torah/Mosaic Law.


Obedience Of Faith

Approved rendering: विश्वास की आज्ञाकारिता
Transliteration: viśvāsa kī ājñākāritā
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Rejected alternatives: धार्मिक नियम पालन, धार्मिक कर्तव्य

Inherited pattern from Romans package. 1 Peter 1:2 (‘chosen…for obedience to Jesus Christ’); 1:14 (‘as obedient children,’ τέκνα ὑπακοῆς — आज्ञाकारिता root applied); 1:22 (‘obedience to the truth’). Obedience flows from new birth and faith, never works-based duty.


Living Hope

Approved rendering: जीवित आशा
Transliteration: jīvita āśā
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: आशा (bare, unqualified)
Original: ἐλπὶς ζῶσα
Category: Eschatology

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:3. आशा alone registers as an uncertain wish adjacent to भाग्य/किस्मत fatalism; जीवित is the load-bearing, non-optional qualifier signaling an objectively resurrection-grounded hope. Never drop जीवित even in later stylistic variation.


Inheritance

Approved rendering: मीरास
Transliteration: mīrāsa
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: विरासत (acceptable secondary), कमाई हुई सम्पत्ति (merit-implying, rejected)
Original: κληρονομία
Category: Eschatology

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:4. Consistent with the baseline वारिस (heir) family. Must read as an unconditional gift secured by God’s own custody (‘kept in heaven’), never merit-earned family inheritance under Indian succession custom.


Various Trials

Approved rendering: विभिन्न परीक्षाएँ
Transliteration: vibhinna parīkṣāeṃ
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: कर्म-फल के दुख (explicitly and permanently rejected)
Original: ποικίλοι πειρασμοί
Category: Suffering

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:6; 4:12. Must read as purposeful testing under a personal God’s providence, never automatic karmic outcome.


Tested Genuineness Of Faith

Approved rendering: परखा हुआ विश्वास
Transliteration: parakhā huā viśvāsa
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection; Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: तपस्या से सिद्ध विश्वास (rejected — tapasya/ascetic-merit framing)
Original: δοκίμιον
Category: Faith

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:7. Suffering proves, does not produce, genuine faith. Never allow a verb implying suffering ‘manufactures’ faith — prefer प्रमाणित करता है (proves/demonstrates).


Sojourners

Approved rendering: परदेशी
Transliteration: paradeśī
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance; The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: विदेशी (rejected — too narrow, loses theological identity force)
Original: παρεπίδημοι / πάροικοι
Category: Church

NEW TERM. The letter’s governing self-identity metaphor (1:1,17; 2:11; 5:13). NOT a call to social withdrawal — 2:12-17 immediately qualifies it with active, engaged civic conduct.


Reverent Fear

Approved rendering: भय
Transliteration: bhaya
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Rejected alternatives: डर (rejected — servile terror connotation)
Original: φόβος
Category: God

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:17; 2:17-18; 3:2,15. Reverential awe before the just Father-Judge; lexically distinguished from आदर given to the emperor (2:17) to preserve God’s unique claim.


Without Blemish Or Spot

Approved rendering: निर्दोष और निष्कलंक
Transliteration: nirdoṣa aura niṣkalaṅka
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Original: ἄμωμος καὶ ἄσπιλος
Category: Atonement

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:19. Passover/sacrificial-lamb background requires an explicit OT gloss for readers with low OT literacy.


Living And Abiding Word

Approved rendering: जीवित और सदा ठहरनेवाला वचन
Transliteration: jīvita aura sadā ṭaharanevālā vacana
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: ॐ-शैली अनन्त शब्द (explicitly rejected)
Original: λόγος ζῶν καὶ μένων
Category: Scripture

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:23. God’s own enduring self-disclosure, not an impersonal eternal syllable/mantra. Must be immediately connected to ‘imperishable seed’ so the seed is anchored to Scripture/proclamation, not a mystical bīja.


Living Stone

Approved rendering: जीवित पत्थर
Transliteration: jīvita patthara
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Original: λίθος ζῶν
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:4,5. Without ‘living,’ the metaphor collapses into ordinary masonry imagery with no christological force.


Submit

Approved rendering: अधीन हो जाओ
Transliteration: adhīna ho jāo
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Rejected alternatives: दासता स्वीकार करना (rejected — collapses voluntary submission into forced slave-status)
Original: ὑποτάσσω
Category: Civil Authority

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review with translator note on every occurrence. 1 Peter 2:13,18; 3:1,5; 5:5. Given India’s caste/gender/age hierarchies, must be taught as voluntary, gospel-motivated, Christ-modeled submission ‘for the Lord’s sake,’ never inherent inferiority — the same recipients are elsewhere called a royal priesthood (2:9).


Weaker Vessel

Approved rendering: निर्बल पात्र
Transliteration: nirbala pātra
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Original: ἀσθενέστερον σκεῦος
Category: Sanctification

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 3:7. Must not imply diminished spiritual standing — the same verse affirms co-heirship of grace.


Humility

Approved rendering: नम्रता / नम्र
Transliteration: namratā / namra
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Rejected alternatives: दीनता (rejected — connotes degraded/impoverished status, not chosen virtue)
Original: ταπεινοφροσύνη / ταπεινόφρων
Category: Church

NEW TERM. Fixed across the letter (3:8; 5:5,6); central to the Elders and Humility doctrine.


Appeal Of Good Conscience

Approved rendering: अच्छे विवेक के लिये परमेश्वर से बिनती
Transliteration: acche viveka ke liye Parameśvara se binatī
Doctrine: Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits
Rejected alternatives: शरीर की शुद्धि (explicitly rejected by the text itself)
Original: συνειδήσεως ἀγαθῆς ἐπερώτημα
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 3:21. The verse is itself doctrinally protective against a shuddhi/ritual-bathing reading of baptism; the negative clause (‘not a removal of dirt from the body but…’) must be preserved with full force, never compressed away.


Fiery Trial

Approved rendering: आग की परीक्षा
Transliteration: āg kī parīkṣā
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Original: πύρωσις
Category: Suffering

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 4:12. Reuses the परीक्षा-testing pattern established at 1:6-7; keep the passive construction (testing that comes upon the believer) rather than an active, self-chosen ascetic framing.


Elder

Approved rendering: प्राचीन
Transliteration: prācīna
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Rejected alternatives: गुरु (explicitly rejected — permanent guru-status never outgrown, echoing the Galatians paidagōgos caution)
Original: πρεσβύτερος
Category: Church

NEW TERM, mandatory theologian review. 1 Peter 5:1,5. Functional shepherding office, immediately qualified by servant-leadership language (5:2-3), not a permanent honorific or caste-linked seniority status.


Medium Risk Terms

Mercy

Approved rendering: दया
Transliteration: dayā
Doctrine: Mercy of God
Original: ἔλεος
Category: God

Inherited from Romans package. Kept distinct from अनुग्रह (grace, unmerited favor to the guilty) — दया addresses wretchedness/compassion. 1 Peter 1:3 (caused the new birth); 2:10 (a former non-people made recipients of mercy).


Baptism

Approved rendering: बपतिस्मा
Transliteration: bapatismā
Doctrine: Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits
Rejected alternatives: स्नान, दीक्षा
Original: βάπτισμα
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package. NEVER स्नान/दीक्षा. 1 Peter 3:21 defines baptism explicitly AGAINST ritual cleansing (‘not a removal of dirt from the body’) — this self-correcting clause must be preserved intact, not blunted.


Cross

Approved rendering: क्रूस
Transliteration: krūsa
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Rejected alternatives: सूली
Original: ξύλον
Category: Atonement

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 2:24 renders ξύλον (‘tree’) with this established cross-vocabulary since it unambiguously denotes the crucifixion instrument there.


Stumbling Stone

Approved rendering: ठोकर का पत्थर
Transliteration: ṭhokara kā patthara
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Original: λίθος προσκόμματος
Category: Christology

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 2:8, citing Isaiah 8:14; shared-citation rule requires identical Hindi rendering to the Romans 9:32-33 use of this term.


Spiritual Gifts

Approved rendering: आत्मिक वरदान
Transliteration: ātmika varadāna
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Rejected alternatives: वरदान, देवीय शक्तियां
Original: χάρισμα
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package. Never वरदान alone. 1 Peter 4:10 — stewardship of God’s varied grace-gifts.


Brotherly Love

Approved rendering: भाईचारे का प्रेम
Transliteration: bhāīcāre kā prema
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Original: φιλαδελφία
Category: Church

Inherited from Galatians-extended baseline. 1 Peter 1:22 (flowing from purified souls) and 3:8 (grounding unity).


Hypocrisy

Approved rendering: कपट
Transliteration: kapaṭa
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Original: ὑπόκρισις
Category: Church

Inherited from Galatians-extended baseline. 1 Peter 2:1 — to be put away among believers.


Blessing

Approved rendering: आशीष
Transliteration: āśīṣa
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: आशीर्वाद
Original: εὐλογέω
Category: Covenant

Inherited Hindi rendering from the Galatians-extended baseline’s blessing_of_abraham entry (never आशीर्वाद, which carries a guru/elder reciprocal-favor connotation). 1 Peter 3:9 applies it to the verb εὐλογέω — active blessing offered in response to being wronged, echoing Christ’s own pattern (2:23).


Heir

Approved rendering: वारिस
Transliteration: vārisa
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Original: συγκληρονόμος
Category: Covenant

Inherited from Galatians-extended baseline. 1 Peter 3:7 — wives and husbands as co-heirs of the grace of life; must be governed by the surrounding grace framework, not merit-earned family succession.


Governing Authorities

Approved rendering: राजा, हाकिम
Transliteration: rājā, hākima
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Original: βασιλεύς, ἡγεμόνες
Category: Civil Authority

Inherited pattern from Romans 13 baseline (शासन के अधिकारी). 1 Peter 2:13-14 — emperor and provincial governors; routes to native speaker review.


Slavery

Approved rendering: दास
Transliteration: dāsa
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Original: οἰκέτης
Category: Freedom

Inherited from Galatians-extended baseline. 1 Peter 2:18 — household servants/slaves, addressed directly and dignified as moral agents capable of Christlike endurance.


Peace

Approved rendering: शांति
Transliteration: śānti
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: चैन, सुकून

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 1:2 (greeting, ‘grace and peace be multiplied’); 3:11 (Psalm 34 citation, ‘seek peace and pursue it’); 5:14 (closing blessing, ‘peace to you all’).


Imperishable

Approved rendering: अविनाशी
Transliteration: avinaśī
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: अमर
Original: ἄφθαρτος
Category: Eschatology

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:4; 1:23 (imperishable seed). Describes durability of God’s gift, never a shared eternal ātman-substance. अमर rejected as too generically ‘immortal’ (used broadly of Hindu gods/heroes).


Unfading

Approved rendering: अनश्वर
Transliteration: anaśvara
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection; Elders and Humility
Rejected alternatives: मुरझाया न जानेवाला (acceptable, more cumbersome)
Original: ἀμάραντος / ἀμαράντινος
Category: Eschatology

NEW TERM. Rendered identically at 1 Peter 1:4 (inheritance) and 5:4 (elders’ crown of glory) to preserve the letter’s internal echo.


Guarded

Approved rendering: सुरक्षित रखे हुए
Transliteration: surakṣita rakhe hue
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: बचाए हुए (too close to उद्धार’s semantic field, rejected)
Original: φρουρέω
Category: Providence

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:5. Active divine guarding (military garrison metaphor), never passive luck/fate.


Outcome Of Faith

Approved rendering: परिणाम
Transliteration: pariṇāma
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: प्रतिफल (rejected — merit-payment framing)
Original: τέλος
Category: Eschatology

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:9 — the goal/culmination of faith, salvation of souls.


Conduct

Approved rendering: चालचलन
Transliteration: cālacalana
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Rejected alternatives: व्यवहार (acceptable secondary, generic)
Original: ἀναστροφή
Category: Sanctification

NEW TERM. Fixed rendering across all four recurrences (1:15; 2:12; 3:1-2,16); established Hindi Christian idiom, preferred for consistency over generic व्यवहार.


Slander

Approved rendering: चुगली
Transliteration: cugalī
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Rejected alternatives: निंदा (rejected — reserved for the Critical condemnation contrast elsewhere)
Original: καταλαλιά
Category: Sin

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:1,12; 3:16. Deliberately avoids निंदा to prevent cross-term interference with दण्ड की आज्ञा (condemnation).


Pure Spiritual Milk

Approved rendering: वचन का शुद्ध दूध
Transliteration: vacana kā śuddha dūdha
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection; Holiness in Conduct
Rejected alternatives: आत्मिक दूध (loses the λόγος/1:23 word-connection, rejected as primary)
Original: λογικὸν ἄδολον γάλα
Category: Sanctification

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:2. Preserves the λογικόν/λόγος link back to the ‘living word’ of 1:23.


Cornerstone

Approved rendering: कोने का प्रधान पत्थर
Transliteration: kone kā pradhāna patthara
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Original: ἀκρογωνιαῖος
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:6,7.


Spiritual House

Approved rendering: आत्मिक घर
Transliteration: ātmika ghara
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: मन्दिर (rejected — risks physical-temple/Hindu-temple association)
Original: οἶκος πνευματικός
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:5. NEVER मन्दिर.


Holy Nation

Approved rendering: पवित्र राष्ट्र
Transliteration: pavitra rāṣṭra
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Rejected alternatives: पवित्र जाति (rejected, same caste-collision reasoning as chosen_race)
Original: ἔθνος ἅγιον
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:9. Monitor for unintended nationalist-political overtones in native-speaker review, but never substitute जाति.


People For Possession

Approved rendering: परमेश्वर की अपनी प्रजा
Transliteration: Parameśvara kī apanī prajā
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Original: λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:9, echoing Exodus 19:5-6.


Day Of Visitation

Approved rendering: निरीक्षण का दिन
Transliteration: nirīkṣaṇa kā dina
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Rejected alternatives: दर्शन का दिन (explicitly rejected — दर्शन evokes a devotee’s sight of a deity’s presence)
Original: ἐπισκοπή
Category: Eschatology

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:12.


Human Institution

Approved rendering: मानवीय संस्था
Transliteration: mānavīya sansthā
Doctrine: Submission to Authority and Christlike Endurance
Rejected alternatives: व्यवस्था (explicitly forbidden — reserved exclusively for Torah/Mosaic Law)
Original: ἀνθρωπίνη κτίσις
Category: Civil Authority

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:13.


Shepherd And Overseer

Approved rendering: चरवाहा और रखवाला
Transliteration: caravāhā aura rakhavālā
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering; Elders and Humility
Original: ποιμήν καὶ ἐπίσκοπος
Category: Christology

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:25; 5:2,4. Ties Christ’s own pastoral role to the human-elder office of chapter 5.


Example Pattern

Approved rendering: आदर्श
Transliteration: ādarśa
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake; Elders and Humility
Original: ὑπογραμμός / τύπος
Category: Suffering

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 2:21 (Christ’s suffering as pattern for imitation); 5:3 (elders as patterns to the flock).


Gentle And Quiet Spirit

Approved rendering: नम्र और शान्त आत्मा
Transliteration: namra aura śānta ātmā
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Rejected alternatives: मौन रहना (rejected — implies enforced silence, not inward disposition)
Original: πραέως καὶ ἡσυχίου πνεύματος
Category: Sanctification

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 3:4. Inward character valued by God, not required public silencing.


Once For All

Approved rendering: एक बार
Transliteration: eka bāra
Doctrine: Christ’s Substitutionary Suffering
Original: ἅπαξ
Category: Atonement

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 3:18. Must be reinforced as unrepeatable and complete, echoing the baseline’s crucified_with_christ ‘abiding result’ caution; strengthen with a completion-marker in surrounding syntax where natural, without inventing words the source lacks.


Antitype

Approved rendering: जिसका चित्र यह बपतिस्मा भी है
Transliteration: jisakā citra yaha bapatismā bhī hai
Doctrine: Christ’s Proclamation to the Spirits
Original: ἀντίτυπον
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 3:21. Typological, not causally identical; requires a brief typology gloss for readers with low OT/Noah-narrative literacy.


Arm Yourselves

Approved rendering: हथियार बान्ध लो
Transliteration: hathiyāra bāndha lo
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Original: ὁπλίζομαι
Category: Suffering

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 4:1. Reuses the established baseline armor_of_light हथियार pattern.


Self Controlled And Sober Minded

Approved rendering: संयमी बनो और सचेत रहो
Transliteration: saṃyamī banō aura sacet raho
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Original: σωφρονέω / νήφω
Category: Sanctification

NEW TERM. Consistent rendering at 1 Peter 4:7 and 5:8.


Love Covers Sins

Approved rendering: प्रेम पापों के ढेर को ढांक देता है
Transliteration: prema pāpoṃ ke ḍhera ko ḍhāṃka detā hai
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Original: ἀγάπη καλύπτει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 4:8, echoing Proverbs 10:12.


Reproached For The Name Of Christ

Approved rendering: मसीह के नाम के कारण अपमानित होना
Transliteration: Masīha ke nāma ke kāraṇa apamānita honā
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: निन्दित होना (avoided — निंदा-family reserved for the condemnation contrast elsewhere)
Original: ὀνειδίζησθε ἐν ὀνόματι Χριστοῦ
Category: Suffering

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 4:14.


Christian

Approved rendering: मसीही
Transliteration: masīhī
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: ईसाई (flagged as an acceptable general-society alternative, but carries ‘foreign religion’ connotations in some Hindu-nationalist discourse)
Original: Χριστιανός
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 4:16. मसीही is the established internal Hindi Christian self-designation, preferred as matching the verse’s own point that the name should be borne without shame.


Fellow Elder

Approved rendering: साथी प्राचीन
Transliteration: sāthī prācīna
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Original: συμπρεσβύτερος
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:1 — Peter’s self-designation, expressing apostolic authority through solidarity, not hierarchy.


Exercising Oversight

Approved rendering: झुण्ड की रखवाली करते हुए
Transliteration: jhuṇḍa kī rakhavālī karate hue
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Original: ἐπισκοπέω
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:2, ties to Christ’s own shepherd-overseer role (2:25).


Not Domineering

Approved rendering: अधिकार जताते हुए नहीं
Transliteration: adhikāra jatāte hue nahīṃ
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Rejected alternatives: प्रभुता जताना (rejected — risks confusing forbidden human domineering with Christ’s positive, exclusive Lordship, प्रभु)
Original: κατακυριεύω
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:3. The Greek κατακυριεύω/κύριος wordplay is not safely reproducible in Hindi; the doctrinal contrast must be carried via context/gloss, not shared root vocabulary.


Chief Shepherd

Approved rendering: मुख्य चरवाहा
Transliteration: mukhya caravāhā
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Original: ἀρχιποίμην
Category: Christology

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:4. Ties cleanly to shepherd_and_overseer’s चरवाहा imagery.


Adversary Devil

Approved rendering: विरोधी / शैतान
Transliteration: virodhī / śaitāna
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: असुर/राक्षस (rejected — distinct Hindu mythological categories, not equivalent)
Original: ἀντίδικος / διάβολος
Category: Sin

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:8. A real, personal, hostile spiritual adversary, not an impersonal evil force or karmic obstacle. शैतान is an established Hindi loanword with minimal Hindu-tradition collision.


Co Elect

Approved rendering: चुनी हुई
Transliteration: cunī huī
Doctrine: The Church as a Holy and Royal Priesthood
Original: συνεκλεκτή
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:13, reuses चुनाव-family from the election entry.


Low Risk Terms

Hospitality

Approved rendering: अतिथि-सत्कार
Transliteration: atithi-satkāra
Doctrine: Holiness in Conduct
Original: φιλόξενος
Category: Church

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 4:9 — practiced without grumbling among believers.


Steward

Approved rendering: भण्डारी
Transliteration: bhaṇḍārī
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Original: οἰκονόμος
Category: Church

Inherited Hindi word from the Galatians-extended baseline’s guardians_stewards pattern. 1 Peter 4:10 — believers as trustees, not owners, of God’s varied grace-gifts.


Household Of Faith

Approved rendering: घराना
Transliteration: gharānā
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Original: οἶκος τοῦ Θεοῦ
Category: Church

Inherited Hindi root from the Galatians-extended baseline household_of_faith entry. 1 Peter 4:17 applies घराना to ‘the household of God’ (οἴκος τοῦ Θεοῦ) — a related but distinct referent from Galatians 6:10’s fellow-believers sense; judgment begins with God’s own household as refining discipline.


Amen

Approved rendering: आमीन
Transliteration: āmīna
Doctrine: (closing/doxology)
Original: ἀμήν
Category: Worship

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 4:11; 5:11 — closing doxological affirmation.


Fellowship

Approved rendering: संगति
Transliteration: saṃgati
Doctrine: Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake
Rejected alternatives: दोस्ती, भाईचारा

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 4:13’s κοινωνεῖτε (‘you share/participate’ in Christ’s sufferings) conceptually reuses this κοινωνία root, though rendered contextually as ‘सहभागी होना’ (participating) rather than संगति itself; see the suffering entry for the fuller treatment.


Doxology

Approved rendering: महिमा-गान
Transliteration: mahimā-gāna
Doctrine: Worship
Rejected alternatives: स्तुति

Inherited from Romans package. 1 Peter 4:11 and 5:11 close with doxological formulas (‘to him belong glory and dominion forever, Amen’) matching this genre-term.


Undefiled

Approved rendering: निष्कलंक
Transliteration: niṣkalaṅka
Doctrine: The Living Hope of the Resurrection
Rejected alternatives: अशुद्ध-रहित (awkward compound)
Original: ἀμίαντος
Category: Sanctification

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 1:4.


Casting Anxiety

Approved rendering: अपनी सारी चिन्ता उस पर डाल दो
Transliteration: apanī sārī cintā usa para ḍāla do
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Original: πᾶσαν τὴν μέριμναν ἐπιρίψαντες
Category: Faith

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:7.


Restore Confirm Strengthen Establish

Approved rendering: सिद्ध, स्थिर, बलवन्त करेगा और नींव पर स्थापित करेगा
Transliteration: siddha, sthira, balavanta karegā aura nīṃva para sthāpita karegā
Doctrine: Elders and Humility
Original: καταρτίζω, στηρίζω, σθενόω, θεμελιόω
Category: God

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:10, standard vocabulary.


Kiss Of Love

Approved rendering: प्रेम का चुम्बन
Transliteration: prema kā cumbana
Doctrine: (closing greeting)
Original: φίλημα ἀγάπης
Category: Church

NEW TERM. 1 Peter 5:14. Requires a brief cultural-context gloss for readers unfamiliar with the first-century holy-kiss custom.

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