King James Version

1 Timothy 3:14

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “with speed” (ἐν τάχει·) after you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “speedier” (τάχιον) after you here.

ΤαῦτάtautaThese thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “These things”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.These thingsσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto theeγράφωgraphōto writeγράφωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to write”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).ἐλπίζωνelpizōnhopingἐλπίζω (elpizō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “hoping”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1679I hope, hope for, expect, trust.hopingἐλθεῖνeltheinto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.to comeπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoσὲsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τάχειtacheishortlyτάχος (tachos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “shortly”, the to- or for-formG5034quickness, speed; hastily, immediately.shortly

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τάχιονtachionshortlyτάχιονnoun, dative, singular, neuter — “shortly”, the to- or for-formG5032more swiftly, more quickly.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,

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American Standard Version (1901)

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;

Young’s Literal Translation

These things I write to thee, hoping to come unto thee soon,

World English Bible

These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,

Darby Translation

These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee more quickly;

Douay-Rheims

These things I write to thee, hoping that I shall come to thee shortly.

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