3 YHN 1:4 Interlinear View

1. Greek word
2. Greek lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Μειζοτέραν
2. meizoteros
3. Greater than
4. -
5. 31870
6. S····AFS
7. greater ‹than›
8. greater ‹than›
9. S
10. Y90
11. 154515
1. τούτων
2. houtos
3. these things
4. -
5. 37780
6. R····GNP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. -
10. Y90; R154524
11. 154516
1. χαράν
2. χara
3. -
4. -
5. 54790
6. N····AFS
7. joy
8. joy
9. -
10. -
11. 154517
1. οὐκ
2. ou
3. not
4. -
5. 37560
6. D·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154518
1. ἔχω
2. eχō
3. I am having
4. -
5. 21920
6. VIPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ having
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ having
9. -
10. Y90; R154477
11. 154519
1. ἔχων
2. eχō
3. -
4. -
5. 21920
6. VPPA·NMS
7. having
8. having
9. -
10. -
11. 154520
1. χάριν
2. χaris
3. -
4. -
5. 54850
6. N····AFS
7. joy
8. joy
9. -
10. -
11. 154521
1. χαράν
2. χara
3. joy
4. -
5. 54790
6. N····AFS
7. joy
8. joy
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154522
1. ἵνα
2. hina
3. that
4. -
5. 24430
6. D·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154523
1. ἀκούω
2. akouō
3. I may be hearing
4. hearing
5. 1910
6. VSPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓may_be˒ hearing
8. ˱I˲ ˓may_be˒ hearing
9. -
10. Y90; F154516; R154477
11. 154524
1. τά
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····ANP
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154525
1. ἐμά
2. emos
3. my
4. -
5. 16990
6. E···1ANP
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154526
1. τέκνα
2. teknon
3. children
4. -
5. 50430
6. N····ANP
7. children
8. children
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154527
1. ἐν
2. en
3. in
4. -
5. 17220
6. P·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154528
1. τῇ
2. ho
3. the
4. -
5. 35880
6. E····DFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154529
1. ἀληθείᾳ
2. alētheia
3. truth
4. truth
5. 2250
6. N····DFS
7. truth
8. truth
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154530
1. περιπατοῦντα
2. peripateō
3. walking
4. -
5. 40430
6. VPPA·ANP
7. walking
8. walking
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154531

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1–4: Greetings

Read 1–4 carefully in both BSB and GNT. Compare the two versions.

Section Theme: As in 2 John 1–3, these verses contain the formal parts of the introduction to a Greek letter, that is, a description of the writer and the person he is writing to, and then a blessing (verse 2). John then goes on to encourage the person he is writing to (Gaius) by saying how pleased he was by the good reports he had heard about Gaius.

4 (Logical Connection)

I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

Whenever I hear that those who are like my children are living according to what God has truly shown us,^(incl) then that makes me more happy than anything else can.

This verse is giving the reason why the reports about Gaius made John so happy.

I have no greater joy: (Figure of Speech) John is here using exaggeration to emphasize that such reports make him very happy.

my children: (Cross-cultural Difference) John uses this term here as he does in 1 John to refer to Christians in churches for which he is responsible. See the note on “My little children” in 1 John 2:1.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μειζοτέραν & οὐκ ἔχω χαράν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν ἵνα ἀκούω τά ἐμά τέκνα ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of joy, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Nothing makes me more joyful]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν ἵνα ἀκούω τά ἐμά τέκνα ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα)

John speaks of those whom he taught to believe in Jesus as though they were his children. This also emphasizes his love and concern for them. Alternate translation: [my spiritual children]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα

in the truth walking

Here, walking on a path is a metaphor for how a person lives his life. Alternate translation: [are living according to God’s truth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ

in the truth

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of truth, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [in God's true ways]

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Greek word
5. Greek lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. OET Gloss
8. VLT Gloss
9. CAPS codes
10. Confidence
11. OET tags
12. OET word #
1. Greater than
2. -
3. 31870
4. S
5. meizoteros
6. S-····AFS
7. greater ‹than›
8. greater ‹than›
9. S
10. Y90
11. 154515
1. these things
2. -
3. 37780
5. houtos
6. R-····GNP
7. these ‹things›
8. these ‹things›
9. -
10. Y90; R154524
11. 154516
1. not
2. -
3. 37560
5. ou
6. D-·······
7. not
8. not
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154518
1. I am having
2. -
3. 21920
5. eχō
6. V-IPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ having
8. ˱I˲ ˓am˒ having
9. -
10. Y90; R154477
11. 154519
1. joy
2. -
3. 54790
5. χara
6. N-····AFS
7. joy
8. joy
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154522
1. that
2. -
3. 24430
5. hina
6. D-·······
7. that
8. that
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154523
1. I may be hearing
2. hearing
3. 1910
5. akouō
6. V-SPA1··S
7. ˱I˲ ˓may_be˒ hearing
8. ˱I˲ ˓may_be˒ hearing
9. -
10. Y90; F154516; R154477
11. 154524
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····ANP
7. ¬the
8. ¬the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154525
1. my
2. -
3. 16990
5. emos
6. E-···1ANP
7. my
8. my
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154526
1. children
2. -
3. 50430
5. teknon
6. N-····ANP
7. children
8. children
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154527
1. in
2. -
3. 17220
5. en
6. P-·······
7. in
8. in
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154528
1. the
2. -
3. 35880
5. ho
6. E-····DFS
7. the
8. the
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154529
1. truth
2. truth
3. 2250
5. alētheia
6. N-····DFS
7. truth
8. truth
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154530
1. walking
2. -
3. 40430
5. peripateō
6. V-PPA·ANP
7. walking
8. walking
9. -
10. Y90
11. 154531

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the CNTR.

OET interlinear 3 YHN (3 JHN) 1:4

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 1–4: Greetings

4 (Logical Connection)

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 3 YHN (3 JHN) 1:4

SR Greek word order (including unused variant words in grey)

Section 1–4: Greetings

4 (Logical Connection)

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

OET interlinear 3 YHN (3 JHN) 1:4