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DemetriusΔημητρίῳhas been testified toμεμαρτύρηταιfromὑπὸeveryone,πάντωνandκαὶfromὑπὸthe truthαὐτῆς τῆς ἀληθείαςitself;αὐτῆςandκαὶ δὲweἡμεῖςalso testify,μαρτυροῦμενandκαὶyou knowοἶδαςthatὅτιour testimonyἡ μαρτυρία ἡμῶνisἐστινtrue.ἀληθής
3 John 1:12
Study it in the app“Demetrius has been testified to from everyone, and from the truth itself; and we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.”
With the Greek beneath
3 John 1:12, word by word
- DemetriusΔημητρίῳDēmētriōi
Demetrius
Demetrius; a Greek name; in Ephesus, the silversmith who stirred up the riot against Paul.
Where else “Dēmētriōi” appears- has been testified toμεμαρτύρηταιmemartyrētai
have good repute
To have a good name.
Where else “memartyrētai” appears- the truthἀληθείαςalētheias
truth
What God reveals of himself and his plan, received by believing.
Where else “alētheias” appears- you knowοἶδαςoidas
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidas” appears- our testimonyμαρτυρίαmartyria
testimony
Testimony, witness.
Where else “martyria” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- trueἀληθήςalēthēs
true, truthful
True, truthful.
Where else “alēthēs” appears
The context
11Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Whoever does good is of God; whoever does evil has not seen God.
12 · This verse (above)
13I had many things to write to you, but I do not want to write to you with ink and pen;