Greek Interlinear
1 John 2:13 Interlinear
“I write unto you fathers because ye have known him that is from the beginning I write unto you young men because ye have overcome the wicked one I write unto you little children because ye have known fathers”
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 | πατέρα | G3962 | fathers | a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) |
| 4 | ὅτι | G3754 | because | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 5 | ἐγνώκατε | G1097 | ye have known | to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed) |
| 6 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 7 | ἀπ' | G575 | him that is from | "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) |
| 8 | ἀρχῆς | G746 | the beginning | (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concretely) chief (in various applications of order, time, place, or rank) |
| 9 | γράφω | G1125 | I write | to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe |
| 10 | ὑμῖν, | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 11 | νεανίσκοι | G3495 | young men | a youth (under forty) |
| 12 | ὅτι | G3754 | because | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 13 | νενικήκατε | G3528 | ye have overcome | to subdue (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 15 | πονηρόν | G4190 | the wicked one | hurtful, i.e., evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from g2556, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from g455 |
| 16 | γράφω | G1125 | I write | to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe |
| 17 | ὑμῖν, | G5213 | unto you | to (with or by) you |
| 18 | παιδία | G3813 | little children | a childling (of either sex), i.e., (properly), an infant, or (by extension) a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature christian |
| 19 | ὅτι | G3754 | because | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 20 | ἐγνώκατε | G1097 | ye have known | to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed) |
| 21 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 22 | πατέρα | G3962 | fathers | a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) |
Verse Context
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1 John 2:13 (current)I write unto you fathers because ye have known him that is from the beginning I write unto you young men because ye have overcome the wicked one I write unto you little children because ye have known fathers
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