9 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.9",
"source": "Ἔγραψά τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ: ἀλλʼ ὁ φιλοπρωτεύων αὐτῶν, Διοτρέφης, οὐκ ἐπιδέχεται ἡμᾶς.",
"text": "*Egrapsa* to the *ekklēsia*: but the *philoprōteuōn* of them, *Diotrephēs*, not *epidechetai* us.",
"grammar": {
"*Egrapsa*": "aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I wrote",
"*ekklēsia*": "dative, feminine, singular - church/assembly",
"*all*": "conjunction - but",
"*philoprōteuōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving to be first",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural, personal pronoun - of them/their",
"*Diotrephēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - name (Diotrephes)",
"*ouk*": "negative particle - not",
"*epidechetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/welcomes",
"*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st person plural pronoun - us"
},
"variants": {
"*Egrapsa*": "I wrote/have written",
"*ekklēsia*": "church/assembly/congregation",
"*philoprōteuōn*": "loving to be first/desiring preeminence/ambitious for primacy",
"*epidechetai*": "receives/welcomes/accepts"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.10",
"source": "Διὰ τοῦτο, ἐὰν ἔλθω, ὑπομνήσω αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα ἃ ποιεῖ, λόγοις πονηροῖς φλυαρῶν ἡμᾶς: καὶ μὴ ἀρκούμενος ἐπὶ τούτοις, οὔτε αὐτὸς ἐπιδέχεται τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, καὶ τοὺς βουλομένους κωλύει, καὶ ἐκ τῆς ἐκκλησίας ἐκβάλλει.",
"text": "*Dia* this, if *elthō*, *hypomnēsō* of him the *erga* which *poiei*, *logois* *ponērois* *phlyarōn* us: and not *arkoumenos* upon these, neither himself *epidechetai* the *adelphous*, and the *boulomenous* *kōlyei*, and from the *ekklēsias* *ekballei*.",
"grammar": {
"*Dia*": "preposition + accusative - because of/for",
"*touto*": "accusative, neuter, singular, demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*ean*": "conditional particle - if",
"*elthō*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might come",
"*hypomnēsō*": "future, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I will remind/bring to remembrance",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - of him/his",
"*erga*": "accusative, neuter, plural - works/deeds",
"*ha*": "accusative, neuter, plural, relative pronoun - which",
"*poiei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he does/performs",
"*logois*": "dative, masculine, plural - words/sayings",
"*ponērois*": "dative, masculine, plural - evil/malicious",
"*phlyarōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - chattering/talking nonsense against",
"*hēmas*": "accusative, 1st person plural pronoun - us",
"*arkoumenos*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being content/satisfied",
"*epi*": "preposition + dative - upon/with",
"*toutois*": "dative, neuter, plural, demonstrative pronoun - these things",
"*oute*": "conjunction - neither/nor",
"*autos*": "nominative, masculine, singular, intensive pronoun - himself",
"*epidechetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - receives/welcomes",
"*adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren",
"*boulomenous*": "present, middle, participle, accusative, masculine, plural - wishing/desiring",
"*kōlyei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - hinders/prevents",
"*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of",
"*ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - church/assembly",
"*ekballei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - casts out/expels"
},
"variants": {
"*elthō*": "might come/should come/arrive",
"*hypomnēsō*": "will remind/will call attention to/will bring to remembrance",
"*erga*": "works/deeds/actions",
"*poiei*": "does/performs/practices",
"*logois ponērois*": "evil words/malicious speech/wicked talk",
"*phlyarōn*": "chattering/talking nonsense/gossiping against",
"*arkoumenos*": "being content/satisfied/appeased",
"*epidechetai*": "receives/welcomes/accepts",
"*adelphous*": "brothers/fellow believers/members of the community",
"*boulomenous*": "wishing/desiring/willing",
"*kōlyei*": "hinders/prevents/forbids",
"*ekballei*": "casts out/expels/throws out"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.11",
"source": "Ἀγαπητέ, μὴ μιμοῦ τὸ κακὸν, ἀλλὰ τὸ ἀγαθόν. Ὁ ἀγαθοποιῶν ἐκ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐστιν: ὁ δὲ κακοποιῶν οὐχ ἑώρακεν τὸν Θεόν.",
"text": "*Agapēte*, not *mimou* the *kakon*, but the *agathon*. The *agathopoiōn* from the *Theou* *estin*: the but *kakopoiōn* not *heōraken* the *Theon*.",
"grammar": {
"*Agapēte*": "vocative, masculine, singular - beloved/dear one",
"*mē*": "negative particle - not",
"*mimou*": "present, middle, imperative, 2nd person singular - imitate/follow",
"*kakon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - evil/bad thing",
"*alla*": "conjunction - but",
"*agathon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - good thing",
"*agathopoiōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing good",
"*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God",
"*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is",
"*de*": "conjunction - but/and",
"*kakopoiōn*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing evil",
"*ouch*": "negative particle - not",
"*heōraken*": "perfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - has seen",
"*Theon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - God"
},
"variants": {
"*Agapēte*": "beloved/dear one",
"*mimou*": "imitate/follow/copy",
"*kakon*": "evil/bad/wrong",
"*agathon*": "good/right/beneficial",
"*agathopoiōn*": "doing good/one who does good/practicing good",
"*estin*": "is/exists/belongs to",
"*kakopoiōn*": "doing evil/one who does evil/practicing evil",
"*heōraken*": "has seen/has perceived/has known",
"*Theon*": "God/deity"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.12",
"source": "Δημητρίῳ μεμαρτύρηται ὑπὸ πάντων, καὶ ὑπʼ αὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείας: καὶ ἡμεῖς δὲ μαρτυροῦμεν· καὶ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶν ἀληθής ἐστιν.",
"text": "To *Dēmētriō* *memartyrētai* by all, and by itself the *alētheias*: and *hēmeis* *de* *martyroumen*; and *oidate* that the *martyria* of us *alēthēs* *estin*.",
"grammar": {
"*Dēmētriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Demetrius",
"*memartyrētai*": "perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - has been testified/witnessed",
"*hypo*": "preposition + genitive - by/from",
"*pantōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - all/everyone",
"*autēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular, intensive pronoun - itself",
"*alētheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of truth/reality",
"*hēmeis*": "nominative, 1st person plural pronoun - we",
"*martyroumen*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person plural - bear witness/testify",
"*oidate*": "perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you know",
"*hoti*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*martyria*": "nominative, feminine, singular - testimony/witness",
"*hēmōn*": "genitive, 1st person plural pronoun - of us/our",
"*alēthēs*": "nominative, feminine, singular - true/truthful",
"*estin*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is"
},
"variants": {
"*memartyrētai*": "has been testified/has been attested/has been vouched for",
"*alētheias*": "truth/reality/faithfulness",
"*martyroumen*": "bear witness/testify/attest",
"*oidate*": "you know/you understand/you are aware",
"*martyria*": "testimony/witness/evidence",
"*alēthēs*": "true/truthful/genuine",
"*estin*": "is/exists"
}
}