1 John 2:21

Greek	οὐκ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐκ οἴδατε τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀλήθειαν, ἀλλ’ ὅτι οἴδατε αὐτήν,plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ὅτι πᾶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς greek Meaning * All * Every * The whole Adjective. Usage in the New Testament The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable. With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17 ψεῦδος ἐκ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀληθείας οὐκ ἔστιν.plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ESV	I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
NIV	I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth.
NLT	So I am writing to you not because you don't know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies.
KJV	I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

^{1 John 2:20 ← 1 John 2:21 → 1 John 2:22}

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