Greek Interlinear

3 John 1:9 Interlinear

“I wrote who unto the church but who loveth to have the preeminence among them Diotrephes not receiveth us”

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3 John 1 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ἔγραψα	G1125	I wrote	to "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe
2	ὁ	G3588	who	the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
3	ἐκκλησίᾳ·	G1577	unto the church	a calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (jewish synagogue, or christian community of members on earth
4	ἀλλ'	G235	but	properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
5	ὁ	G3588	who	the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
6	φιλοπρωτεύων	G5383	loveth to have the preeminence	to be fond of being first, i.e., ambitious of distinction
7	αὐτῶν	G846	among them	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
8	Διοτρεφὴς	G1361	Diotrephes	jove-nourished; diotrephes, an opponent of christianity
9	οὐκ	G3756	not	the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not
10	ἐπιδέχεται	G1926	receiveth	to admit (as a guest or (figuratively) teacher)
11	ἡμᾶς	G2248	us	us

3 John 1:9 (current)I wrote who unto the church but who loveth to have the preeminence among them Diotrephes not receiveth us