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1 John 4:17 — King James Version← Study notes

“Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.”

1 John 4:17 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 4:1726 words
ἐνenabout, after, against
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
τετελείωταιteteleiōtaiconsecrate, finish, fulfil
ἡhēthe
ἀγάπηagapē(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
μεθ’meth’after(-ward), he again, against
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
παρρησίανparrēsianbold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech)
ἔχωμενechōmenhave
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ἡμέρᾳhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
τῆςtēsthe
κρίσεωςkriseōsaccusation, condemnation, damnation
ὅτιhotithat / because
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
ἐκεῖνόςekeinosthat one
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
ἐσμενesmenam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
κόσμῳkosmōworld
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἐνenabout, after, against
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it
τετελείωταιteteleiōtaiconsecrate, finish, fulfil
ἡhēthe
ἀγάπηagapē(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
μεθ’meth’after(-ward), he again, against
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
παρρησίανparrēsianbold (X -ly, -ness, -ness of speech)
ἔχωμενechōmenhave
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῇtēthe
ἡμέρᾳhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
τῆςtēsthe
κρίσεωςkriseōsaccusation, condemnation, damnation
ὅτιhotithat / because
καθὼςkathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
ἐκεῖνόςekeinosthat one
ἐστινestinam, have been, is I
καὶkaiand / also
ἡμεῖςhēmeisI
ἐσμενesmenam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
κόσμῳkosmōworld
τούτῳtoutōhe (it was that), hereof, it

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