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← 3 John 1 · ← verse 8 · verse 10 →

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. (KJV)

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

ἜγραψάEgrapsaI have written

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

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AAI-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 3 John 1:9 word 1

τιtisomething

Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100

Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (X-ASN)

Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 2

τῇtēato the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Feminine (T-DSF)

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 3 John 1:9 word 3

ἐκκλησίᾳ·ekklēsiachurch;

Lemma: ἐκκλησία (ekklēsia) · Strong's: G1577

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine (N-DSF)

Meaning: assembly — ἐκκλησία, -ας, ἡ ; (ἐκ-καλέω), [in LXX chiefly for קָהָל, otherwise for one of its cogn. forms ; ] ; 1. prop., an assembly of citizens regularly convened (in Thuc., ii, 22, opposite to σύλλογος, a concourse): Act.19:32,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 117 times. Also: Matthew 16:18, Matthew 18:17, Acts 5:11, Acts 7:38, Acts 8:1, Acts 8:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1577; TFLSJ G1577; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 4

ἀλλ᾽all᾽but

Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 5

ὁhothe [one]

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)

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 3 John 1:9 word 6

φιλοπρωτεύωνphiloprōteuōnloving to be first

Lemma: φιλοπρωτεύω (philoprōteuō) · Strong's: G5383

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)

Meaning: to love to be first — φιλο-πρωτιύω; (φιλόπρωτος, Plut., al.) ; to strive to be first: III Jn 9 (eccl.).†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5383; TFLSJ G5383; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 7

αὐτῶνautōnamong them

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 8

ΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsDiotrephes

Lemma: Διοτρεφής (Diotrephēs) · Strong's: G1361

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)

Meaning: Diotrephes — Διοτρέφης (Rec. -τρεψής), -ες ; (Διός, genitive of Ζεύς + τρέφω: cherished by Zeus), ; as proper name, Diotrephes: III Jn 9.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1361; TFLSJ G1361; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 9

οὐκouknot

Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756

Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)

Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 10

ἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaiwelcomes

Lemma: ἐπιδέχομαι (epidechomai) · Strong's: G1926

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PNI-3S)

Meaning: to welcome — ἐπι-δέχομαι ; [in LXX: Jdth.13:13 B2, 1Ma.10:1 1Mac 14:23, Sir.51:26, al. ; ] ; 1. in cl., of things, to allow of, admit of (Dem., Arist., al.). In late writers, ; 2. to accept besides (Polyb.), to accept (in π. of the…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2 times. Also: 3 John 1:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1926; TFLSJ G1926; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 11

ἡμᾶς.hēmasus.

Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Plural (P-1AP)

Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT 3 John 1:9 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

I have written→γράφω G1125 to write
to the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
church→ἐκκλησία G1577 assembly
[about this]→τις G5100 one
but→ἀλλά G0235 but
Diotrephes→Διοτρεφής G1361 Diotrephes
who→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
loves to be first→φιλοπρωτεύω G5383 to love to be first
. . .→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
will not accept→ἐπιδέχομαι G1926 to welcome
our [instruction]→ἐγώ G1473 I/we

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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