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| 'Ο |
(From) The |
| πρεσβύτερος |
presbyter, elder |
| Γαΐω |
Gaius |
| τω |
to |
| αγαπητω (root ἀγαπητός) |
beloved |
| όν |
whom (singular) |
| έγώ |
I |
| άγαπω (root ἀγαπάω) |
love |
| έν |
in |
| αλεθεια |
truth |
| ### Literal Translation |
|
| (From) The Presbyter |
|
| (To) Gaius the Beloved |
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| Whom I myself love in truth. |
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2
| αγαπητε (root ἀγαπητός) |
Beloved (Direct Address) |
| περί |
in |
| παντων (root πᾶς) Genitive Plural |
all |
| εὔχομαι Present Middle Voice Verb |
I pray/wish; I am currently praying/wishing; I am wishing for myself |
| σε |
you singular |
| ευδουσθαι (root εὐοδόω) |
may be prospered |
| καὶ |
and |
| υγιανειν (root ὑγιαίνω) |
be whole |
| καθως |
as |
| ευοδουται |
prospers |
| σου |
your |
| η |
|
| ψυχη |
soul |
| ### Literal Translation |
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| Beloved, in all, I pray you may be prospered and be whole (just) as is prospering your soul. |
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3
| εχαρην (root χαίρω) |
(I was) gladdened |
| γαρ |
for |
| λιαν |
greatly |
| ερχομενων |
came |
| αδελφων (root ἀδελφός) |
siblings |
| και |
and |
| μαρτυρουντων (root μαρτυρέω) |
bared witness to / testified |
| σου |
your |
| τε |
the |
| αλεθεια |
truth |
| καθως |
as |
| συ |
you |
| εν |
in |
| αληθεια |
truth |
| περιπατεις (root περιπατέω) |
are walking |
| ### Literal Translation |
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| For (I was) gladdened greatly, (when) came siblings and (they) testified to your truth, as you, in truth, are walking. |
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4
| μεζοτεραν |
Greater! |
| τουτων |
than this |
| ουκ |
no |
| εχω |
I have |
| χαραν |
joy |
| ινα |
that |
| ακοθω |
I hear |
| τα |
these |
| εμα |
my |
| τεκνα (root τέκνον) |
children |
| εν |
in |
| τη |
the |
| αληθεια |
truth |
| περιπατουντα |
are walking |
| ### Literal Translation |
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| Greater than this no joy I have: that I hear these my children in the truth are walking. |
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5
| Αγαπητέ |
Beloved, |
| πιστον (root πιστός) |
faithfully |
| ποιεις (root ποιέω) |
you are doing |
| ο (indefinite relative pronoun) |
who, which, what, that |
| εαν |
paired with o, "whatsoever" |
| εργαση (root ἐργάζομαι) |
you work (accomplish) |
| εισ |
for |
| τουσ |
the |
| αδελφους |
siblings |
| και |
and |
| τουτο |
them |
| ζενους (root ξένος) |
aliens, foreigners, strangers |
Literal Translation
Beloved, faithfully you are doing whatever you work for the siblings and the strangers.