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1 John 3

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8 He who sins is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was revealed: that he might destroy the works of the devil.

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to 1 John 3:8. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 4
Word Entries 95
Editorial Notes 0
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Greek Textus Receptus Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament

Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.

ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν, ὅτι ἀπ᾿ ἀρχῆς ὁ διάβολος ἁμαρτάνει. Εἰς τοῦτο ἐφανερώθη ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἵνα λύσῃ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου.

27 word entries
Lemma
o
Transliteration
o
Morphology
Greek: article nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
3353
ποιῶν
Lemma
poiwn
Transliteration
poiwn
Morphology
Greek: verb present active participle nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G4160
Occurrences
25
τὴν
Lemma
thn
Transliteration
thn
Morphology
Greek: article accusative singular feminine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1565
ἁμαρτίαν
Transliteration
amartian
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G266
Occurrences
27
ἐκ
Lemma
ek
Transliteration
ek
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G1537
Occurrences
679
τοῦ
Lemma
tou
Transliteration
tou
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
2611
διαβόλου
Transliteration
diabolou
Morphology
Greek: adjective genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
G1228
Occurrences
13
ἐστίν
Lemma
estin
Transliteration
estin
Morphology
Greek: verb present active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
927
ὅτι
Lemma
oti
Transliteration
oti
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G3754
Occurrences
1293
ἀπ᾿
Lemma
ap
Transliteration
ap
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G575
Occurrences
126
ἀρχῆς
Lemma
archv
Transliteration
archv
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G746
Occurrences
28
Lemma
o
Transliteration
o
Morphology
Greek: article nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
3353
διάβολος
Transliteration
diabolov
Morphology
Greek: adjective nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
G1228
Occurrences
17
ἁμαρτάνει
Transliteration
amartanei
Morphology
Greek: verb present active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G264
Occurrences
6
Εἰς
Lemma
eiv
Transliteration
eiv
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G1519
Occurrences
1876
τοῦτο
Lemma
touto
Transliteration
touto
Morphology
Greek: demonstrative pronoun accusative singular neuter
Part of Speech
demonstrative pronoun
Strong's
G3778
Occurrences
317
ἐφανερώθη
Transliteration
efanerwqh
Morphology
Greek: verb aorist passive indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G5319
Occurrences
11
Lemma
o
Transliteration
o
Morphology
Greek: article nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
3353
υἱὸς
Lemma
uiov
Transliteration
uiov
Morphology
Greek: noun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G5207
Occurrences
163
τοῦ
Lemma
tou
Transliteration
tou
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
2611
Θεοῦ
Lemma
qeou
Transliteration
qeou
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
707
ἵνα
Lemma
ina
Transliteration
ina
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G2443
Occurrences
671
λύσῃ
Lemma
lush
Transliteration
lush
Morphology
Greek: verb aorist active subjunctive singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G3089
Occurrences
3
τὰ
Lemma
ta
Transliteration
ta
Morphology
Greek: article accusative plural neuter
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
853
ἔργα
Lemma
erga
Transliteration
erga
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative plural neuter
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2041
Occurrences
62
τοῦ
Lemma
tou
Transliteration
tou
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
2611
διαβόλου
Transliteration
diabolou
Morphology
Greek: adjective genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
G1228
Occurrences
13
Tischendorf / Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel

Proof-of-flow source panel, not full coverage.

ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐκ τοῦ διαβόλου ἐστίν, ὅτι ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς ὁ διάβολος ἁμαρτάνει. εἰς τοῦτο ἐφανερώθη ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα λύσῃ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ διαβόλου.

27 word entries
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
ποιῶν
Morphology
V-PAP-NSM
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To make, do, perform, or produce.
Strong's
G4160
Occurrences
569
τὴν
Lemma
Morphology
T-ASF
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
ἁμαρτίαν
Morphology
N-ASF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G0266
Occurrences
172
ἐκ
Lemma
ἐκ
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
PREP
Strong's
G1537
Occurrences
915
τοῦ
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
διαβόλου
Morphology
A-GSM
Part of Speech
A
Strong's
G1228
Occurrences
37
ἐστίν,
Morphology
V-PAI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
ὅτι
Lemma
ὅτι
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G3754
Occurrences
1299
ἀπ’
Lemma
ἀπό
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
PREP
Strong's
G0575
Occurrences
638
ἀρχῆς
Morphology
N-GSF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G0746
Occurrences
56
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
διάβολος
Morphology
A-NSM
Part of Speech
A
Strong's
G1228
Occurrences
37
ἁμαρτάνει.
Morphology
V-PAI-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G0264
Occurrences
43
εἰς
Lemma
εἰς
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
PREP
Strong's
G1519
Occurrences
1764
τοῦτο
Morphology
D-ASN
Part of Speech
D
Strong's
G3778
Occurrences
1379
ἐφανερώθη
Morphology
V-API-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G5319
Occurrences
49
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
υἱὸς
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G5207
Occurrences
376
τοῦ
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
θεοῦ,
Morphology
N-GSM
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity, or divine being.
Strong's
G2316
Occurrences
1312
ἵνα
Lemma
ἵνα
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G2443
Occurrences
664
λύσῃ
Lemma
λύω
Morphology
V-AAS-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G3089
Occurrences
42
τὰ
Lemma
Morphology
T-APN
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
ἔργα
Morphology
N-APN
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G2041
Occurrences
169
τοῦ
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
διαβόλου.
Morphology
A-GSM
Part of Speech
A
Strong's
G1228
Occurrences
37
Syriac Peshitta New Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: New Testament

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܗܘ ܕܣܥܪ ܚܛܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܣܛܢܐ ܗܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܪܫܝܬܐ ܗܘ ܣܛܢܐ ܚܛܝܐ ܗܘ ܘܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܐܬܚܙܝ ܒܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܢܫܪܐ ܥܒܕܘܗܝ ܕܣܛܢܐ

21 word entries
ܗܘ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
1648
ܕܣܥܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ds'r
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
6
ܚܛܝܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
htyt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
52
ܡܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܢ
Transliteration
mn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2166
ܣܛܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
stn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
26
ܗܘ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
1648
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܛܠ
Transliteration
mtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
632
ܕܡܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܕܡܢ
Transliteration
dmn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
259
ܪܫܝܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
rshyt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
12
ܗܘ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
1648
ܣܛܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
stn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
26
ܚܛܝܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hty'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
23
ܗܘ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
1648
ܘܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wmtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
45
ܗܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܗܢܐ
Transliteration
hn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
482
ܐܬܚܙܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'thzy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
24
ܒܪܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܒܪܗ
Transliteration
brh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
139
ܕܐܠܗܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
d'lh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
586
ܕܢܫܪܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dnshr'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
11
ܥܒܕܘܗܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'bdwhy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
29
ܕܣܛܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dstn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
14
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Qui facit peccatum, ex diabolo est: quoniam ab initio diabolus peccat. In hoc apparuit Filius Dei, ut dissolvat opera diaboli.

20 word entries
qui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
qui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
facit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
facio
Transliteration
facit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
4719
peccatum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
peccatum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
608
ex
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ex
Transliteration
ex
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
1715
diabolo
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
diabolo
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
38
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
quoniam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quoniam
Transliteration
quoniam
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1134
ab
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ab
Transliteration
ab
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
3693
initio
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
initium
Transliteration
initio
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
101
diabolus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
diabolus
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
38
peccat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pecco
Transliteration
peccat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
260
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
hoc
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
hic
Transliteration
hoc
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4646
apparuit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
appareo
Transliteration
apparuit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
202
Filius
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
filius
Transliteration
Filius
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
5067
Dei
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
deus
Transliteration
Dei
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Gloss
God
Part of Speech
noun
Definition
God, deity
Etymology
Latin noun for God or a god.
Occurrences
4889
ut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ut
Transliteration
ut
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4533
dissolvat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
dissolvat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
36
opera
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
opus
Transliteration
opera
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
656
diaboli
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
diaboli
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
38

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Hebrews 2:14

Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, he also himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death he might bring to nothing him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,

45 relevance votes

John 8:44

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of lies.

29 relevance votes

Colossians 2:15

Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

26 relevance votes

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And the God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

21 relevance votes

John 16:11

about judgment, because the prince of this world has been judged.

21 relevance votes

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Now is the judgment of this world. Now the prince of this world will be cast out.

21 relevance votes

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For if God didn’t spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to pits of darkness to be reserved for judgment;

14 relevance votes

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He said to them, “I saw Satan having fallen like lightning from heaven.

12 relevance votes

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saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God!”

12 relevance votes

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in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience.

12 relevance votes

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In that day, the LORD with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan, the fleeing serpent, and leviathan, the twisted serpent; and he will kill the dragon that is in the sea.

11 relevance votes

1 John 3:5

You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

11 relevance votes