1 John 2:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.”
1 John 2:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 2:722 words
ἈγαπητοίAgapētoi(dearly, well) beloved, dear
οὐκouknot
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
καινὴνkainēnnew
γράφωgraphōdescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἐντολὴνentolēncommandment, precept
παλαιὰνpalaianold
ἣνhēnwho / which
εἴχετεeichetehave
ἀπ’ap’from
ἀρχῆςarchēsbeginning, corner, (at the
ἡhēthe
ἐντολὴentolēcommandment, precept
ἡhēthe
παλαιάpalaiaold
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
λόγοςlogosword / message
ὃνhonwho / which
ἠκούσατεēkousatehear
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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