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← 1 John 2 · ← verse 12 · verse 14 →

I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

γράφωgraphōI am writing

Lemma: γράφω (graphō) · Strong's: G1125

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

Meaning: to write — γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ]; 1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw. ; 2. to write; (a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17; (b) to express in…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 207 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 11:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1125; TFLSJ G1125; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 1

ὑμῖν,huminto you,

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 2

πατέρες,pateresfathers,

Lemma: πατήρ (patēr) · Strong's: G3962

Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (N-VPM)

Meaning: father — πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ; ] ; a father; 1. prop., ; (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 420 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3962; TFLSJ G3962; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 3

ὅτιhotibecause

Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: that/since: since — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 4

ἐγνώκατεegnōkateyou have known

Lemma: γινώσκω (ginōskō) · Strong's: G1097

Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-RAI-2P)

Meaning: to know — γινώσκω (= γιγν-: see previous word. So also vulgar Attic, in Inscr., see Thumb, MGV, 207), ; [in LXX chiefly for ידע ; ] ; to be taking in knowledge, come to know, recognize, perceive, understand; in past tenses to…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 220 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 7:23, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 10:26, Matthew 12:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1097; TFLSJ G1097; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 5

τὸνtonHim who [is]

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 6

ἀπ᾽ap᾽from

Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 7

ἀρχῆς.archēs[the] beginning.

Lemma: ἀρχή (archē) · Strong's: G0746

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)

Meaning: beginning — ἀρχή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX for קֶדֶם, רֹאשׁ, רֹאשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. beginning, origin; (a) absol., of the beginning of all things: of God as the Eternal, the First Cause, Rev.21:6 (cf. 18); similarly, of Christ, Rev.22:13; of…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 57 times. Also: Matthew 19:4, Matthew 19:8, Matthew 24:8, Matthew 24:21, Mark 1:1, Mark 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0746; TFLSJ G0746; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 8

γράφωgraphōI am writing

Lemma: γράφω (graphō) · Strong's: G1125

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-PAI-1S)

Meaning: to write — γράφω, [in LXX chiefly for כּתב ]; 1. to scrape, graze (Hom.), and later (Hdt.) to sketch, draw. ; 2. to write; (a) of forming or tracing letters on writing material: Jhn.8:[6], Gal.6:11, 2Th.3:17; (b) to express in…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 207 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 4:10, Matthew 11:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1125; TFLSJ G1125; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 9

ὑμῖν,huminto you,

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Dative · Plural (P-2DP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 10

νεανίσκοι,neaniskoiyoung men,

Lemma: νεανίσκος (neaniskos) · Strong's: G3495

Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Plural · Masculine (N-VPM)

Meaning: young man — νεανίσκος, -ου, ὁ; (dimin. of νεανίας) [in LXX chiefly for נַעַר, also for בָּחוּר, etc. ; ] ; a young man, youth: Mat.19:20, 22, Mrk.14:51 16:5, Luk.7:14, Act.2:17" (LXX) Act.23:18, 22, 1Jn.2:13-14; of an attendant…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 11 times. Also: Matthew 19:20, Matthew 19:22, Mark 14:51, Mark 16:5, Luke 7:14, Acts 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3495; TFLSJ G3495; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 11

ὅτιhotibecause

Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: that/since: since — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 12

νενικήκατεnenikēkateyou have overcome

Lemma: νικάω (nikaō) · Strong's: G3528

Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-RAI-2P)

Meaning: to conquer — νικἀω, -ῶ; (νίκη), [in LXX: Psa.51:4 (זָכָה), Pro.6:25 frequently (חָמַד); in 4Mac ; ] ; to conquer, prevail: absol., of Christ, Rev.3:21 6:2; C. inf., Rev.5:5; of Christians, Rev.2:7, 11 2:17, 26 3:5, 12 3:21 21:7;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 28 times. Also: Luke 11:22, John 16:33, Romans 3:4, Romans 12:21, 1 John 2:14, 1 John 4:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3528; TFLSJ G3528; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 13

τὸνtonthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 14

πονηρόν.¶ponēronevil [one].

Lemma: πονηρός (ponēros) · Strong's: G4190

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: evil/bad — πονηρός, -ά, -όν; (πονέω, to toil), [in LXX chiefly for רַע ; ] ; 1. ; (a) of persons, oppressed by toils (Hes.); (b) of things, toilsome, painful (καιρός, Sir.51:12): Eph.5:16 6:13 Rev.16:2. ; 2. bad, worthless; (a) in…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 79 times. Also: Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4190; TFLSJ G4190; TAGNT 1 John 2:13 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I am writing→γράφω G1125 to write
to you→σύ G4771 you
fathers→πατήρ G3962 father
because→ὅτι G3754H that/since: since
you know→γινώσκω G1097 to know
Him who [is]→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
from→ἀπό G0575 away from
[the] beginning→ἀρχή G0746 beginning
I am writing→γράφω G1125 to write
to you→σύ G4771 you
young men→νεανίσκος G3495 young man
because→ὅτι G3754H that/since: since
you have overcome→νικάω G3528 to conquer
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
evil [one]→πονηρός G4190 evil/bad
I have written→γράφω G1125 to write
to you→σύ G4771 you
children→παιδίον G3813 child
because→ὅτι G3754H that/since: since
you know→γινώσκω G1097 to know
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
Father→πατήρ G3962 father

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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