| NASB © | Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | I have | ἔχω | echō | 2192 | to have, hold | a prim. verb |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | 3756 | not, no | a prim. word |
| greater | | | 3173 | great | a prim. word |
| joy | χάριν | charin | 5479 | joy, delight | from chairó |
| than this, | | | 3778 | this | probably from a redupl. of ho,, used as a demonstrative pronoun |
| to hear | ἀκούω | akouō | 191 | to hear, listen | from a prim. word mean. hearing |
| of my children | τέκνα | tekna | 5043 | a child (of either sex) | from tiktó |
| walking | περιπατοῦντα | peripatounta | 4043 | to walk | from peri and pateó |
| in the truth. | ἀληθείᾳ | alētheia | 225 | truth | from aléthés |
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KJV Lexicon
μειζοτεραν adjective - accusative singular feminine
meizoteros mide-zot'-er-os: still larger (figuratively) -- greater.
τουτων demonstrative pronoun - genitive plural neuter
touton too'-tone: of (from or concerning) these (persons or things) -- such, their, these (things), they, this sort, those.
ουκ particle - nominative
ou oo: no or not -- + long, nay, neither, never, no (man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but.
εχω verb - present active indicative - first person singular
echo ekh'-o: (used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold
χαραν noun - accusative singular feminine
chara khar-ah': cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight -- gladness, greatly, (be exceeding) joy(-ful, -fully, -fulness, -ous).
ινα conjunction
hina hin'-ah: in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) -- albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to.
ακουω verb - present active subjunctive - first person singular
akouo ak-oo'-o: to hear (in various senses) -- give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
τα definite article - accusative plural neuter
ho ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
εμα possessive pronoun - first person accusative plural neuter
emos em-os': my -- of me, mine (own), my.
τεκνα noun - accusative plural neuter
teknon tek'-non: a child (as produced) -- child, daughter, son.
εν preposition
en en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
αληθεια noun - dative singular feminine
aletheia al-ay'-thi-a: truth -- true, truly, truth, verity.
περιπατουντα verb - present active participle - accusative singular masculine
peripateo per-ee-pat-eh'-o: to tread all around, i.e. walk at large (especially as proof of ability); figuratively, to live, deport oneself, follow (as a companion or votary) -- go, be occupied with, walk (about). |
New American Standard (©1995)
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.King James Bible
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. American King James Version
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. American Standard Version
Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. Darby Bible Translation
I have no greater joy than these things that I hear of my children walking in the truth. English Revised Version
Greater joy have I none than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth. Webster's Bible Translation
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. World English Bible
I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth. Young's Literal Translation
greater than these things I have no joy, that I may hear of my children in truth walking. ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:4 Greek NT: Westcott/Hort with Diacritics
μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χάριν, ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα. ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:4 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν, ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα. ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:4 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Ed. with Diacritics
μειζότερος οὗτος οὐ ἔχω χαρά ἵνα ἀκούω ὁ ἐμός τέκνον ἐν ὁ ἀλήθεια περιπατέω ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:4 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus (1550, with accents)
μειζοτέραν τούτων οὐκ ἔχω χαράν ἵνα ἀκούω τὰ ἐμὰ τέκνα ἐν ἀληθείᾳ περιπατοῦντα ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:4 Greek NT: Byzantine/Majority Text (2000)
μειζοτεραν τουτων ουκ εχω χαραν ινα ακουω τα εμα τεκνα εν αληθεια περιπατουντα ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ΄ 1:4 Greek NT: Textus Receptus (1894)
μειζοτεραν τουτων ουκ εχω χαραν ινα ακουω τα εμα τεκνα εν αληθεια περιπατουντα Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
maiorem horum non habeo gratiam quam ut audiam filios meos in veritate ambulantes
TRUE Greater Joy News None Obedience Truth Walk Walking
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