1 John 4:8

John writes to believers about love.

Greek

ὁhoμὴmayἀγαπῶνah-gah-POHNοὐκookἔγνωEG-nohτὸνtonθεόν,theh-ONὅτιHO-tihὁhoθεὸςtheh-OSἀγάπηah-GAH-payἐστίν.es-TEEN

Latin

Quīkweenōnnohndīligit,DEE-lih-gitnōnnohnnōvitNOH-witDeum:DEH-umquoniamKWO-nee-amDeusDEH-uscāritāsKAH-rih-tahsest.est

English

Whoever does not love has not come to know God, since God is love.

Word by word

Greek	Latin	Note
ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶνfrom ἀγαπάω, “to love”	Quī nōn dīligitfrom dīligō	ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν: the one not loving, a participle with the article. Latin: quī nōn dīligit, who does not love.
οὐκfrom οὐ, “not”	nōnall forms	οὐκ, nōn.
ἔγνωfrom γινώσκω, “to know”	nōvitfrom nōscō	ἔγνω: knew, the aorist of γινώσκω, to know. Latin: nōvit, from nōscō. Its perfect means has come to know, and so knows.
τὸν θεόνfrom θεός, “God”	Deumfrom deus	τὸν θεόν, Deum.
ὅτιall forms, “because, that”	quoniamall forms	ὅτι, quoniam.
ὁ θεὸςfrom θεός, “God”	Deusfrom deus	ὁ θεός, Deus.
ἀγάπηall forms, “love”	cāritāsall forms	ἀγάπη: love, a noun related to ἀγαπάω. No article: it is the predicate. Latin: cāritās, from cārus, dear.
ἐστίνfrom εἰμί, “to be”	estfrom sum	ἐστίν, est.

New core words

Greek

ἀγάπη love

Latin

nōscō get to know, learn; (perf.) know cāritās love,charity

Greek core words met337 / 345 Latin core words met338 / 345

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