I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.3 John 1:13
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
Πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι, ἀλλ᾽ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν·
- ΠολλὰPolla“Many things”Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
- εἶχονeichon“I had”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
- γράψαιgrapsai“to write”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
- σοι,soi“to you,”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
- οὐou“not”Particle, negative · “no” · Strong's G3756
- θέλωthelō“I desire”Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- διὰdia“with”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- μέλανοςmelanos“ink”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from μέλαν · “ink” · Strong's G3188
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- καλάμουkalamou“pen”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κάλαμος · “reed/stick/pen” · Strong's G2563
- σοιsoi“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- 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)