1 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.1",
"source": "¶Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.",
"text": "The *presbyteros* to *Gaios* the *agapētos*, whom *egō* *agapō* in *alētheia*.",
"grammar": {
"*presbyteros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - elder/older one",
"*Gaios*": "dative, masculine, singular - recipient name (Gaius)",
"*agapētos*": "dative, masculine, singular - beloved/dear",
"*egō*": "nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I/myself",
"*agapō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - love/cherish",
"*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth/reality"
},
"variants": {
"*presbyteros*": "elder/older man/church official",
"*agapētos*": "beloved/dear/esteemed",
"*agapō*": "love/cherish/esteem",
"*alētheia*": "truth/reality/genuineness"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.2",
"source": "Ἀγαπητέ, περὶ πάντων εὔχομαί σε εὐοδοῦσθαι καὶ ὑγιαίνειν, καθὼς εὐοδοῦταί σου ἡ ψυχή.",
"text": "*Agapēte*, *peri* all *euchomai* you to *euodousthai* and *hygiainein*, just as *euodoutai* of you the *psychē*.",
"grammar": {
"*Agapēte*": "vocative, masculine, singular - beloved/dear one",
"*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about",
"*panton*": "genitive, neuter, plural - all things",
"*euchomai*": "present, middle, indicative, 1st person singular - pray/wish",
"*se*": "accusative, 2nd person singular pronoun - you",
"*euodousthai*": "present, passive, infinitive - to prosper/succeed well",
"*hygiainein*": "present, active, infinitive - to be healthy/sound",
"*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as",
"*euodoutai*": "present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - prospers/succeeds well",
"*sou*": "genitive, 2nd person singular pronoun - of you/your",
"*psychē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - soul/life"
},
"variants": {
"*Agapēte*": "beloved/dear one",
"*peri panton*": "concerning all things/in all respects/above all",
"*euchomai*": "pray/wish/desire",
"*euodousthai*": "to prosper/succeed well/have a good journey",
"*hygiainein*": "to be healthy/sound/whole",
"*euodoutai*": "prospers/succeeds/fares well",
"*psychē*": "soul/life/inner self"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.3",
"source": "Ἐχάρην γὰρ λίαν, ἐρχομένων ἀδελφῶν καὶ μαρτυρούντων σου τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, καθὼς σὺ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατεῖς.",
"text": "*Echarēn* *gar* *lian*, *erchomenōn* *adelphōn* and *martyrountōn* of you to the *alētheia*, just as you in *alētheia* *peripateis*.",
"grammar": {
"*Echarēn*": "aorist, passive, indicative, 1st person singular - was rejoiced/made glad",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*lian*": "adverb - greatly/exceedingly",
"*erchomenōn*": "present, middle, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - coming",
"*adelphōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren",
"*martyrountōn*": "present, active, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - bearing witness/testifying",
"*sou*": "genitive, 2nd person singular pronoun - of you/your",
"*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth/reality",
"*kathōs*": "adverb - just as/according as",
"*sy*": "nominative, 2nd person singular pronoun - you",
"*peripateis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - walk/conduct yourself"
},
"variants": {
"*Echarēn*": "was rejoiced/made glad/became happy",
"*lian*": "greatly/exceedingly/very much",
"*erchomenōn*": "coming/arriving",
"*adelphōn*": "brothers/fellow believers/members of the community",
"*martyrountōn*": "bearing witness/testifying/attesting",
"*alētheia*": "truth/reality/faithfulness",
"*peripateis*": "walk/conduct yourself/live"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.4",
"source": "Μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα.",
"text": "Greater than these not *echō* *charan* that *akouō* the *ema* *tekna* in *alētheia* *peripatounta*.",
"grammar": {
"*Meizoteran*": "comparative, accusative, feminine, singular - greater",
"*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural, demonstrative pronoun - than these/of these",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*echō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - have/hold",
"*charan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - joy/gladness",
"*hina*": "conjunction - that/in order that",
"*akouō*": "present, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - hear/learn",
"*ema*": "accusative, neuter, plural, possessive adjective - my",
"*tekna*": "accusative, neuter, plural - children",
"*alētheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - truth/reality",
"*peripatounta*": "present, active, participle, accusative, neuter, plural - walking/conducting themselves"
},
"variants": {
"*Meizoteran*": "greater/more important",
"*echō*": "have/hold/possess",
"*charan*": "joy/gladness/delight",
"*akouō*": "hear/learn of/be informed",
"*ema tekna*": "my children/spiritual children/converts",
"*alētheia*": "truth/reality/faithfulness",
"*peripatounta*": "walking/living/conducting themselves"
}
}