δι’diByδιά (dia)preposition — “By”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.Byοὗhouwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoσῴζεσθεsōzestheye are savedσῴζω (sōzō)verb, present passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye are saved”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.ye are savedτίνιtiniin memory whatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “in memory what”, the to- or for-formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.in memory whatλόγῳlogōwordλόγος (logos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “word”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.εὐηγγελισάμηνeuēngelisamēnI preachedεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I preached”, a single actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).I preachedὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.κατέχετεkatecheteto hold backκατέχω (katechō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to hold back”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2722(a) I hold fast, bind, arrest, (b) I take possession of, lay hold of, (c) I hold back, detain, restrain, (d) I hold a ship, keep its head.ἐκτὸςektosunlessἐκτόςadverb — “unless”G1622(a) adv: (1) without, outside, beyond, (2) except, (3) subst: the outside, (b) prep: outside, apart from.unlessεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.εἰκῇeikēin vainεἰκῇadverb — “in vain”G1500without a cause, purpose; purposelessly, in vain, for nothing.This verse uses “in vain”.in vainἐπιστεύσατεepisteusateto trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to trust”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,
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American Standard Version (1901)
by which also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word which I preached unto you, except ye believed in vain.
Young’s Literal Translation
through which also ye are being saved, in what words I proclaimed good news to you, if ye hold fast, except ye did believe in vain,
World English Bible
by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
Darby Translation
by which also ye are saved, (if ye hold fast the word which I announced to you as the glad tidings,) unless indeed ye have believed in vain.
Douay-Rheims
By which also you are saved, if you hold fast after what manner I preached unto you, unless you have believed in vain.
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