Bible Verse Dictionary
3 John 1:9 - Helpers
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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I wrote | G1125 | γράφω |
[Verb] to |
unto the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
church | G1577 | ἐκκλησία |
[Noun Feminine] a calling out that is (concretely) a popular meeting especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both) |
but | G235 | ἀλλά |
[Conjunction] properly other things that is (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
Diotrephes | G1361 | Διοτρεφής |
[Noun Masculine] Jove nourished; Diotrephes an opponent of Christianity |
who loveth to have the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
preeminence | G5383 | φιλοπρωτεύω |
[Verb] to be fond of being first that is ambitious of distinction |
among them | G848 | αὑτοῦ |
self (in some oblique case or reflexive relation) |
receiveth | G1926 | ἐπιδέχομαι |
[Verb] to admit (as a guest or [figuratively] teacher) |
us | G2248 | ἡμᾶς |
us |
not | G3756 | οὐ |
the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.