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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 1:9Greek Interlinear

Greek · 3 John 1:912 words
ἜγραψάEgrapsadescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
τιtia (kind of), any (man, thing
τῇthe
ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaassembly, church
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
hothe
φιλοπρωτεύωνphiloprōteuōnlove to have the preeminence
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsDiotrephes
οὐκouknot
ἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaireceive
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἜγραψάEgrapsadescribe, write(-ing, -ten)
τιtia (kind of), any (man, thing
τῇthe
ἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaassembly, church
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
hothe
φιλοπρωτεύωνphiloprōteuōnlove to have the preeminence
αὐτῶνautōnhe / she / it / same
ΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēsDiotrephes
οὐκouknot
ἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaireceive
ἡμᾶςhēmasI

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