3 John 1:9 — King James Version← Study notes
“I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.”
3 John 1:9 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 3 John 1:912 words
ἜγραψάEgrapsadescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
τιtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
τῇtēthe
ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaassembly, church
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ὁhothe
φιλοπρωτεύωνphiloprōteuōnlove to have the preeminence
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsDiotrephes
οὐκouknot
ἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaireceive
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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