1 John 4:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
1 John 4:8 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 4:812 words
ὁhothe
μὴmēnot
ἀγαπῶνagapōn(be-)love(-ed)
οὐκouknot
ἔγνωegnōallow, be aware (of), feel
τὸνtonthe
θεόνtheonGod
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ἀγάπηagapē(feast of) charity(-ably), dear, love
ἐστίνestinam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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