3 John 1:13

I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
3 John 1:13
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Original language (Greek)

Πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν·

  1. ΠολλὰPolla“Many things”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  2. εἶχονeichon“I had”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  3. γράψαιgrapsai“to write”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  4. σοι,soi“to you,”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  5. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  6. οὐou“not”
    Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
  7. θέλωthelō“I desire”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  8. διὰdia“with”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  9. μέλανοςmelanos“ink”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μέλαν · “ink” · Strong's G3188
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. καλάμουkalamou“pen”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κάλαμος · “reed/stick/pen” · Strong's G2563
  12. σοιsoi“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. γράφειν·graphein“to write;”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)