The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
THe Elder vnto the welbeloued Gaius, whom I loue || in the trueth:
Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.
Ο Π Ρ Ε Σ Β Ύ Τ Ε Ρ Ο Σ Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.
ἀγαπάω , verb, agapaō — to love (value 886)
G25,
ἀγαπάω agapáō, ag-ap-ah'-o; perhaps from ἄγαν ágan (much) (or compare H5689); to love (in a social or moral sense):—(be-)love(-ed). Compare G5368.of persons
to welcome, to entertain, to be fond of, to love dearly
of things
to be well pleased, to be contented at or with a thing
Used in 109 Verses, 21 Books 141  Occurrence Count
ἀγαπητός , adjective, agapētos — beloved (value 663)
G27,
ἀγαπητός agapētós, ag-ap-ay-tos'; from G25; beloved:—(dearly, well) beloved, dear.beloved, esteemed, dear, favourite, worthy of love
Used in 61 Verses, 21 Books 62  Occurrence Count
ἀλήθεια , feminine noun, alētheia — truth (value 64)
G225,
ἀλήθεια alḗtheia, al-ay'-thi-a; from G227; truth:—true, × truly, truth, verity.objectively
what is true in any matter under consideration
truly, in truth, according to truth
of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly
what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth
in the greatest latitude
the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention
the truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians
subjectively
truth as a personal excellence
that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit
Used in 99 Verses, 23 Books 110  Occurrence Count
Γάϊος , proper masculine noun, gaios — Gaius, the name of several Christian (value 284)
G1050,
Γάϊος Gáïos, gah'-ee-os; of Latin origin; Gaius (i.e. Caius), a Christian:—Gaius.Gaius = "lord"
a Macedonian who accompanied Paul in his travels
a man from Derbe who went with Paul from Corinth in his last journey to Jerusalem
a man of Corinth who was his host in his second sojourn in that city
an unknown Christian to whom John's third epistle is addressed
Used in 5 Verses, 4 Books 5  Occurrence Count
ἐγώ , pronoun, egō — I (only expressed when emphatic) (value 808)
G1473,
ἐγώ egṓ, eg-o'; a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):—I, me. For the other cases and the plural see G1691, G1698, G1700, G2248, G2249, G2254, G2257, etc.Used in 334 Verses, 23 Books 369  Occurrence Count
ἐν , preposition, en — in, on, at, by, with (value 55)
G1722,
ἐν en, en; a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.:—about, after, against, + almost, × altogether, among, × as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (… sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), × mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, × outwardly, one, × quickly, × shortly, (speedi-)ly, × that, × there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.Used in 2127 Verses, 27 Books 2799  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
ὅς , pronoun, hos — usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that (value 270)
G3739,
ὅς hós, hos; probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:—one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also G3757.Used in 1221 Verses, 27 Books 1406  Occurrence Count
πρεσβύτερος , adjective, presbyteros — elder (value 1462)
G4245,
πρεσβύτερος presbýteros, pres-boo'-ter-os; comparative of πρέσβυς présbys (elderly); older; as noun, a senior; specially, an Israelite Sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or Christian "presbyter":—elder(-est), old.elder, of age,
the elder of two people
advanced in life, an elder, a senior
forefathers
a term of rank or office
among the Jews
members of the great council or Sanhedrin (because in early times the rulers of the people, judges, etc., were selected from elderly men)
of those who in separate cities managed public affairs and administered justice
among the Christians, those who presided over the assemblies (or churches) The NT uses the term bishop, elders, and presbyters interchangeably
the twenty four members of the heavenly Sanhedrin or court seated on thrones around the throne of God
Used in 67 Verses, 13 Books 67  Occurrence Count
| 3 John 1:1Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 6611) |
| Ὁ πρεσβύτερος Γαΐῳ τῷ ἀγαπητῷ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ. |
| Verse #30660 (Ch. #1166) — 10 words, 44 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| The elder |
G4245presbyteros |
πρεσβύτερος |
1462 |
| unto the wellbeloved |
G27agapētos |
ἀγαπητός |
663 |
| Gaius, |
G1050gaios |
Γάϊος |
284 |
| whom |
G3739hos |
ὅς |
270 |
| I |
G1473egō |
ἐγώ |
808 |
| love |
G25agapaō |
ἀγαπάω |
886 |
| in |
G1722en |
ἐν |
55 |
| the truth. |
G225alētheia |
ἀλήθεια |
64 |
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