3 John 1:3-6 : 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"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.5",
"source": "Ἀγαπητέ, πιστὸν ποιεῖς ὃ ἐὰν ἐργάσῃ εἰς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς, καὶ εἰς τοὺς ξένους·",
"text": "*Agapēte*, *piston* *poieis* whatever *ergasē* toward the *adelphous*, and toward the *xenous*;",
"grammar": {
"*Agapēte*": "vocative, masculine, singular - beloved/dear one",
"*piston*": "accusative, neuter, singular - faithful/trustworthy thing",
"*poieis*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - do/perform",
"*ho*": "relative pronoun, accusative, neuter, singular - what/whatever",
"*ean*": "conditional particle - if/whenever",
"*ergasē*": "aorist, middle, subjunctive, 2nd person singular - work/do/accomplish",
"*eis*": "preposition + accusative - toward/for",
"*adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - brothers/brethren",
"*xenous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - strangers/foreigners"
},
"variants": {
"*Agapēte*": "beloved/dear one",
"*piston*": "faithful/trustworthy/loyal action",
"*poieis*": "do/perform/accomplish",
"*ergasē*": "work/perform/accomplish",
"*adelphous*": "brothers/fellow believers/members of the community",
"*xenous*": "strangers/foreigners/visitors"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "3 John.1.6",
"source": "Οἳ ἐμαρτύρησάν σου τῇ ἀγάπῃ ἐνώπιον ἐκκλησίας: οὓς καλῶς ποιήσεις: προπέμψας ἀξίως τοῦ Θεοῦ,",
"text": "Who *emartyrēsan* of you to the *agapē* *enōpion* *ekklēsias*: whom *kalōs* *poiēseis* *propempsas* *axiōs* of the *Theou*,",
"grammar": {
"*Hoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural, relative pronoun - who",
"*emartyrēsan*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - testified/witnessed",
"*sou*": "genitive, 2nd person singular pronoun - of you/your",
"*agapē*": "dative, feminine, singular - love",
"*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before/in the presence of",
"*ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - church/assembly",
"*hous*": "accusative, masculine, plural, relative pronoun - whom",
"*kalōs*": "adverb - well/rightly",
"*poiēseis*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person singular - will do/perform",
"*propempsas*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent forward/escorted",
"*axiōs*": "adverb - worthily/suitably",
"*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God"
},
"variants": {
"*emartyrēsan*": "testified/witnessed/gave evidence",
"*agapē*": "love/charity/affection",
"*enōpion*": "before/in the presence of/in sight of",
"*ekklēsias*": "church/assembly/congregation",
"*kalōs*": "well/nobly/honorably",
"*poiēseis*": "will do/perform/act",
"*propempsas*": "having sent forward/escorted/helped on journey",
"*axiōs*": "worthily/in a manner worthy/suitably",
"*Theou*": "God/deity"
}
}