1 John 2:7

7BelovedἈγαπητοί,notοὐκa commandmentἐντολὴνnewκαινὴνI am writingγράφωto youὑμῖν,butἀλλ’a commandmentἐντολὴνoldπαλαιὰνwhichἣνyou have hadεἴχετεfromἀπ’[the] beginningἀρχῆς·Theἡcommandmentἐντολὴἡoldπαλαιάisἐστινtheὁwordλόγοςthatὃνyou have heardἠκούσατε.

Beloved, I am not writing to you⁺ a new commandment, but an old commandment, which you⁺ have had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that you⁺ heard.

Vocab difficulty

70.5

Rare words

  • παλαιὰν

    παλαιός

    old, ancient, worn out

  • παλαιά

    παλαιός

    old, ancient, worn out