3 John 1:12 — King James Version← Study notes

“Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.”

3 John 1:12 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 3 John 1:1221 words

GreekMeaning

ΔημητρίῳDēmētriō

To DemetriusnounG1216

μεμαρτύρηταιmemartyrētai

witness has been givenverbG3140

ὑπὸhypo

byprepositionG5259

πάντωνpantōn

alladjectiveG3956

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ὑπὸhypo

byprepositionG5259

αὐτῆςautēs

itselfpronounG846

τῆςtēs

thearticleG3588

ἀληθείαςalētheias

truthnounG225

καὶkai

andadverbG2532

ἡμεῖςhēmeis

IpronounG1473

δὲde

alsowordG1161

μαρτυροῦμενmartyroumen

bear witnessverbG3140

καὶkai

andwordG2532

οἶδαςoidas

we ourselvesverbG3165

ὅτιhoti

thatwordG3754

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

μαρτυρίαmartyria

testimonynounG3141

ἡμῶνhēmōn

IpronounG1473

ἀληθήςalēthēs

trueadjectiveG227

ἐστινestin

isverbG1510

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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