1 John
1 John 2:14
14I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have written | Ἔγραψα | Egrapsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| fathers | πατέρες | pateres | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you know | ἐγνώκατε | egnōkate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| Him who | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| from | ἀπ’ | ap’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| beginning | ἀρχῆς | archēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G746 ruler, beginning |
| I have written | Ἔγραψα | Egrapsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1125 I write |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| young men | νεανίσκοι | neaniskoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G3495 a young man |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| you are | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| strong | ἰσχυροί | ischyroi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2478 strong, mighty, powerful |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγος | logos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| abides | μένει | menei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3306 I remain, abide |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| you have overcome | νενικήκατε | nenikēkate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3528 I conquer, overcome |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| evil | πονηρόν | ponēron | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 119:11 · 1 John 2:13 · Colossians 3:16 · John 15:7 · Ephesians 6:10 · John 8:31 · John 5:38 · Revelation 2:7 · 2 John 1:2 · Hebrews 8:10 · 3 John 1:3 · Colossians 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.