Greek Interlinear
1 John 3:16 Interlinear
“Hereby perceive we the love of God because he for us life laid down and we ought for the brethren life laid down”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐν | G1722 | Hereby | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 2 | τούτῳ | G5129 | to (in, with or by) this (person or thing) | |
| 3 | ἐγνώκαμεν | G1097 | perceive we | to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applications and with many implications (as follow, with others not thus clearly expressed) |
| 4 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 5 | ἀγάπην | G26 | the love | love, i.e., affection or benevolence; specially (plural) a love-feast |
| 6 | ὅτι | G3754 | of God because | demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because |
| 7 | ἐκεῖνος | G1565 | he | that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed |
| 8 | ὑπὲρ | G5228 | for | "over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case super |
| 9 | ἡμῶν | G2257 | us | of (or from) us |
| 10 | τὴν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 11 | ψυχὰς | G5590 | life | breath, i.e., (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from g4151, wh |
| 12 | αὐτοῦ | G846 | 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 | |
| 13 | τιθέναι | G5087 | laid down | to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from g2476, which pr |
| 14 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 15 | ἡμεῖς | G2249 | we | we (only used when emphatic) |
| 16 | ὀφείλομεν | G3784 | ought | to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively, to be under obligation (ought, must, should); morally, to fail in duty |
| 17 | ὑπὲρ | G5228 | for | "over", i.e., (with the genitive case) of place, above, beyond, across, or causal, for the sake of, instead, regarding; with the accusative case super |
| 18 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 19 | ἀδελφῶν | G80 | the brethren | a brother (literally or figuratively) near or remote (much like g0001) |
| 20 | τὰς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 21 | ψυχὰς | G5590 | life | breath, i.e., (by implication) spirit, abstractly or concretely (the animal sentient principle only; thus distinguished on the one hand from g4151, wh |
| 22 | τιθέναι | G5087 | laid down | to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from g2476, which pr |
Verse Context
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1 John 3:16 (current)Hereby perceive we the love of God because he for us life laid down and we ought for the brethren life laid down
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