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I wroteἜγραψάsomethingτιto the assembly,τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳbutἀλλ’Diotrephes,Διοτρέφηςwhoὁloves to be firstφιλοπρωτεύωνamong them,αὐτῶνdoes notοὐκacknowledgeἐπιδέχεταιus.ἡμᾶς
3 John 1:9
Study it in the app“I wrote something to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us.”
With the Greek beneath
3 John 1:9, word by word
- I wroteἜγραψάEgrapsa
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “Egrapsa” appears- to the assemblyἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiai
church
Those who believe in Jesus, gathered as his people.
Where else “ekklēsiai” appears- DiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςDiotrephēs
Diotrephes
Diotrephes, a leader who would not receive those sent by the elder.
Where else “Diotrephēs” appears- loves to be firstφιλοπρωτεύωνphiloprōteuōn
love to be first
To love being first, to want first place.
Where else “philoprōteuōn” appears- acknowledgeἐπιδέχεταιepidechetai
acknowledge
To accept someone's authority and heed them.
Where else “epidechetai” appears
The context
8So we ought to support such people, so that we may become fellow workers with the truth.
9 · This verse (above)
10For this reason, if I come, I will call attention to the works that he is doing, talking nonsense about us with evil words; and not content with that, he himself does not receive the brothers, and he hinders those who want to, and puts them out of the assembly.