3 John 1:9
9I have writtenἜγραψάsomethingτιto theτῇchurchἐκκλησίᾳ·butἀλλ’the [one]ὁloving to be firstφιλοπρωτεύωνamong themαὐτῶνDiotrephesΔιοτρέφηςnotοὐκwelcomesἐπιδέχεταιusἡμᾶς.
I did write something to the church; but the one loving to be first among them, Diotrephes, does not welcome us.
Vocab difficulty
81.2
Rare words
φιλοπρωτεύων
φιλοπρωτεύω
I love the chief place, desire preeminence.
Διοτρέφης
Διοτρέφης
Diotrephes.
ἐπιδέχεται
ἐπιδέχομαι
I accept, admit, welcome.