Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #154598

← φιλοπρωτεύων ⌂ → 3 Yhn (3 Yohan or 3 Jhn) 1 ║ ═

SR GNT 3 Yhn 1:9 φιλοπρωτεύων (filoprōteuōn) ‘assembly but the one loving_to_be_first of them Diotrefaʸs not’ Strongs=53830 Lemma=filoprōteuō^*
Word role=verb mood=participle tense=present voice=active case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=90 AD Refers to Word #154600 Person=Diotrephes Referred to from Word #154610 Referred to from Word #154614 Referred to from Word #154617 Referred to from Word #154622 Referred to from Word #154634 Referred to from Word #154639

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Only use of identical word form φιλοπρωτεύων (V-PPA·NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘φιλοπρωτεύων’ (V-PPA·NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘loving_to_be_first’.

3 Yhn (3 Yohan or 3 Jhn) 1:9 ‘assembly but the one loving_to_be_first of them Diotrefaʸs not’ SR GNT 3 Yhn (3 Yohan or 3 Jhn) 1:9 word 8

OET-LV: 9 I _wrote something to _the assembly, but the one loving _to _be _first of _them, Diotrefaʸs, not is _accepting us. (JN3_1:9)

OET-RV: 9 I wrote something to the assembly, but Diotrephes won’t listen to us—he always wants the limelight for himself. (JN3 1:9)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘filoprōteuō’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb