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John 15:3

Greek
ἤδη ὑμεῖς καθαροί ἐστεplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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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.
διὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδιά

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Meaning:

* Through * Because * On account of

Preposition that relates to movement through space, time, means or cause - it's a preposition of movement and mediation.

When used with the genitive case, διά emphasizes the means or channel by which something happens.John 1:3Matthew 24:12John 1:32 Timothy 2:10Romans 5:1John 1:17
τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
λόγονplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
ὃν λελάληκα ὑμῖν·
ESV
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
NIV
You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
NLT
You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.
KJV
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

John 15:2 ← John 15:3 → John 15:4

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