1 John 4:20 — King James Version← Study notes
“If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?”
1 John 4:20 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 4:2031 words
ἐάνeanbefore, but, except
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
εἴπῃeipēsay
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἈγαπῶAgapō(be-)love(-ed)
τὸνtonthe
θεόνtheonGod
καὶkaiand / also
τὸνtonthe
ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
μισῇmisēhate(-ful)
ψεύστηςpseustēsliar
ἐστίνestinam, have been, is I
ὁhothe
γὰρgarfor
μὴmēnot
ἀγαπῶνagapōn(be-)love(-ed)
τὸνtonthe
ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrother
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ὃνhonwho / which
ἑώρακενheōrakenbehold, perceive, see
τὸνtonthe
θεὸνtheonGod
ὃνhonwho / which
οὐχouchnot
ἑώρακενheōrakenbehold, perceive, see
οὐounot
δύναταιdynataibe able
ἀγαπᾶνagapan(be-)love(-ed)
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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