Greek Interlinear

1 John 2:12 Interlinear

“I write unto you little children because are forgiven unto you your sins for name's his”

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1 John 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	Γράφω	G1125	I write	to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
2	ὑμῖν	G5213	unto you	to (with or by) you
3	τεκνία	G5040	little children	an infant, i.e., (plural figuratively) darlings (christian converts)
4	ὅτι	G3754	because	demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
5	ἀφέωνται	G863	are forgiven	to send forth, in various applications (as follow)
6	ὑμῖν	G5213	unto you	to (with or by) you
7	αἱ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
8	ἁμαρτίαι	G266	your sins	a sin (properly abstract)
9	διὰ	G1223	for	through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
10	τὸ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
11	ὄνομα	G3686	name's	a "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
12	αὐτοῦ	G846	his	the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

1 John 2:12 (current)I write unto you little children because are forgiven unto you your sins for name's his