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1 John 2:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

1 John 2:4 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 2:420 words
ὁhothe
λέγωνlegōnsay
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἜγνωκαEgnōkaallow, be aware (of), feel
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
τὰςtasthe
ἐντολὰςentolascommandment, precept
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
μὴmēnot
τηρῶνtērōnhold fast, keep(- er), (pre-
ψεύστηςpseustēsliar
ἐστίνestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἡhēthe
ἀλήθειαalētheiatruth
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ὁhothe
λέγωνlegōnsay
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἜγνωκαEgnōkaallow, be aware (of), feel
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
τὰςtasthe
ἐντολὰςentolascommandment, precept
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
μὴmēnot
τηρῶνtērōnhold fast, keep(- er), (pre-
ψεύστηςpseustēsliar
ἐστίνestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἡhēthe
ἀλήθειαalētheiatruth
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I

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