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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
3 John 1:8 - Such
3 John 1:8 - We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| We | G2249 | ἡμεῖς |
we (only used when emphatic) |
| therefore | G3767 | οὖν |
(adverbially) certainly or (conjugationally) accordingly |
| ought | G3784 | ὀφείλω |
[Verb] to owe (pecuniarily); figuratively to be under obligation (ought must: should); morally to fail in duty |
| to receive | G618 | ἀπολαμβάνω |
[Verb] to receive (specifically in full or as a host); also to take aside |
| such | G5108 | τοιοῦτος |
[Adjective] from G5104 and G3778; truly this that is of this sort (to denote character or individuality) |
| that | G2443 | ἵνα |
[Conjunction] compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) |
| we | G2249 | ἡμεῖς |
we (only used when emphatic) |
| might be | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
| fellowhelpers to the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
| truth | G225 | ἀλήθεια |
[Noun Feminine] truth |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.