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

“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”

3 John 1:4 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 3 John 1:414 words
GreekMeaning
μειζοτέρανmeizoteran
greateradjectiveG3186
τούτωνtoutōn
than these thingsdemonstrativeG3778
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔχωechō
I haveverbG2192
χαράνcharan
gladness, (exceeding) joy(-ful, -fullynounG5479
ἵναhina
thatadverbG2443
ἀκούωakouō
I may hear ofverbG191
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἐμὰema
of me, mine (own), myadjectiveG1699
τέκναtekna
childrennounG5043
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇtē
thearticleG3588
ἀληθείᾳalētheia
truthnounG225
περιπατοῦνταperipatounta
walkingverbG4043
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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