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1 John 2:14

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

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ἔγραψαegrapsaI have writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I have written”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).I have writtenὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youπατέρεςpateresfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.fathersὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἐγνώκατεegnōkateye have knownγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye have known”, a completed action with a present resultG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.ye have knownτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπ’aphim that is fromἀπό (apo)preposition — “him that is from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.him that is fromἀρχῆςarchēsbeginningἀρχή (archē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the of-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginningἔγραψαegrapsaI have writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I have written”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).I have writtenὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youνεανίσκοιneaniskoiyoung menνεανίσκος (neaniskos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “young men”, the calling formG3495a young man, youth, an attendant.young menὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἰσχυροίischuroistrongἰσχυρός (ischuros)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “strong”, the subject formG2478strong (originally and generally of physical strength); mighty, powerful, vehement, sure.This verse uses “strong”.strongἐστεesteto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λόγοςlogoswordλόγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “word”, the subject formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.youμένειmeneito stayμένω (menō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andνενικήκατεnenikēkateye have overcomeνικάω (nikaō)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye have overcome”, a completed action with a present resultG3528I conquer, am victorious, overcome, prevail, subdue.This verse uses “overcome”.ye have overcomeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πονηρόνponēronwicked oneπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “wicked one”, the object formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “wicked”.the wicked one

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I did write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who [is] from the beginning; I did write to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God in you doth remain, and ye have overcome the evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

I 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 remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Darby Translation

I have written to you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the wicked [one].

Douay-Rheims

I write unto you, babes, because you have known the Father. I write unto you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

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