1 John
1 John 5:4
4because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| everyone | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| born | γεγεννημένον | gegennēmenon | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to |
| of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| overcomes | νικᾷ | nika | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3528 I conquer, overcome |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμον | kosmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| this | αὕτη | hautē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| victory | νίκη | nikē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3529 victory |
| that | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| has overcome | νικήσασα | nikēsasa | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3528 I conquer, overcome |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμον | kosmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| faith | πίστις | pistis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4102 faith, belief, trust |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Corinthians 15:57 · 1 John 4:4 · John 16:33 · 1 John 5:5 · 1 John 3:9 · Romans 8:35–37 · Revelation 3:21 · Revelation 12:11 · Revelation 3:5 · Revelation 2:11 · Revelation 2:26 · Revelation 3:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.