King James Version

3 John 1:9

I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

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ἜγραψάegrapsaI wroteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I wrote”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).I wroteτιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.τῇtēwhoὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “who”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.whoἐκκλησίᾳekklēsiaassemblyἐκκλησίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “assembly”, the to- or for-formG1577an assembly, congregation, church; the Church, the whole body of Christian believers.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φιλοπρωτεύωνphiloprōteuōnloveth to have the preeminenceφιλοπρωτεύω (philoprōteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “loveth to have the preeminence”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5383I love the chief place, desire preeminence.loveth to have the preeminenceαὐτῶνautōnamong themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “among them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.among themΔιοτρέφηςdiotrephēsDiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Diotrephes”, the subject formG1361Diotrephes.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐπιδέχεταιepidechetaito welcomeἐπιδέχομαι (epidechomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to welcome”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1926I accept, admit, welcome.This verse uses “welcome”.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them — Diotrephes — doth not receive us;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

Young’s Literal Translation

I did write to the assembly, but he who is loving the first place among them — Diotrephes — doth not receive us;

World English Bible

I wrote to the assembly, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, doesn’t accept what we say.

Darby Translation

I wrote something to the assembly; but Diotrephes, who loves to have the first place among them, receives us not.

Douay-Rheims

I had written perhaps to the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the pre-eminence among them, doth not receive us.

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