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Diminutive of teknon; an infant, i.e. darlings.">5040</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5040.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5040">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">Τεκνία,<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/teknia_5040.htm" title="Teknia: Little children.">Teknia</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Little children,</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Vocative Neuter Plural">N-VNP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/5442.htm" title="Strong's Greek 5442: Probably from phule through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. Be on guard; by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid.">5442</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_5442.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 5442">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">φυλάξατε<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/phulaxate_5442.htm" title="phylaxate: vigilantly keep.">phylaxate</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">keep</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural">V-AMA-2P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1438.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1438: Himself, herself, itself. ">1438</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1438.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1438">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἑαυτὰ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/eauta_1438.htm" title="heauta: yourselves.">heauta</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">yourselves</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural">RefPro-AN3P</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/575.htm" title="Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; "off, " i.e. Away, in various senses.">575</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 575">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">ἀπὸ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/apo_575.htm" title="apo: from.">apo</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">from</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Preposition">Prep</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">3588</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 3588">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">τῶν<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/to_n_3588.htm" title="tōn: the.">tōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top"> - </td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Article - Genitive Neuter Plural">Art-GNP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/1497.htm" title="Strong's Greek 1497: An idol, false god. From eidos; an image; by implication, a heathen god, or the worship of such.">1497</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_1497.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 1497">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">εἰδώλων.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/eido_lo_n_1497.htm" title="eidōlōn: idols.">eidōlōn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">idols.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/281.htm" title="Strong's Greek 281: Of Hebrew origin; properly, firm, i.e. trustworthy; adverbially, surely.">281</a></span> <span class="strongsnt"><a href="/greek/strongs_281.htm" title="Englishman's Greek: 281">[e]</a></span></td><td class="greek2" valign="top">⧼Ἀμήν⧽.<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/greek/ame_n_281.htm" title="Amēn: Amen.">Amēn</a></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Amen.</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/grammar/greek.htm" title="Hebrew Word ">Heb</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Greek Texts</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nestle/1_john/5.htm">ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:21 Greek NT: Nestle 1904</a><br></span><span class="greek">Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτὰ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whdc/1_john/5.htm">ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:21 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881</a><br></span><span class="greek">Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτὰ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/whnac/1_john/5.htm">ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:21 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]</a><br></span><span class="greek">Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτὰ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bz05/1_john/5.htm">ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:21 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005</a><br></span><span class="greek">Tεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτὰ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων. Ἀμήν. </span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/goc/1_john/5.htm">ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:21 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church</a><br></span><span class="greek">Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων· ἀμήν. </span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/t8/1_john/5.htm">ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:21 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition</a><br></span><span class="greek">τεκνίον φυλάσσω ἑαυτοῦ ἀπό ὁ εἴδωλον</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr94/1_john/5.htm">ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:21 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894</a><br></span><span class="greek">Τεκνία, φυλάξατε ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων. ἀμήν.</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tr/1_john/5.htm">ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Α΄ 5:21 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550</a><br></span><span class="greek">Τεκνία φυλάξατε ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων ἀμήν</span><div align="left"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/1_john/5.htm">1 John 5:21 Greek Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/1_john/5.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/1_john/5.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:ltr"><span class="greek"><span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5040.htm" title="teknia: little children -- 5040: a little child -- Noun - Vocative Plural Neuter">Τεκνία,</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5442.htm" title="phulaxate: guard -- 5442: to guard, watch -- Verb - Aorist Active Imperative - Second Person Plural">φυλάξατε</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1438.htm" title="eauta: yourselves -- 1438: of himself, herself, itself -- Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Plural Neuter">ἑαυτὰ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/575.htm" title="apo: from -- 575: from, away from -- Preposition">ἀπὸ</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/3588.htm" title="tōn: the -- 3588: the -- Article - Genitive Plural Neuter">τῶν</a></span> <span class="greek"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1497.htm" title="eidōlōn: idols -- 1497: an image (i.e. for worship), by impl. a false god -- Noun - Genitive Plural Neuter">εἰδώλων.</a></span> </div></td></tr></table><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"></span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_john/5.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5040.htm" title="teknion (tek-nee'-on) -- little children">Little children</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/5442.htm" title="phulasso (foo-las'-so) -- beward, keep (self), observe, save">keep</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1438.htm" title="heautou (heh-ow-too') -- alone, her (own, -self), (he) himself, his (own), itself, one (to) another, our (thine) own(-selves) ">yourselves</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/575.htm" title="apo (apo') -- (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of ">from</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/1497.htm" title="eidolon (i'-do-lon) -- idol">idols</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/greek/281.htm" title="amen (am-ane') -- amen, verily">Amen</a></span></div><div align="right"><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_john/5.htm">1 John 5:21 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">בני השמרו לכם מן האלילים אמן׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//pes.scripturetext.com/1_john/5.htm">1 John 5:21 Aramaic NT: Peshitta</a><br></span><span class="aramaic">ܒܢܝ ܛܪܘ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܕܚܠܬ ܦܬܟܪܐ ܀</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_john/5-21.htm">Additional Parallel Greek</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_john/5.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Little children, guard yourselves from idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_john/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_john/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Little children, guard yourselves from idols. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">Little. See on ch.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_john/2-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 John 2:1</span> My little children, these things write I to you, that you sin not. …</a></p><p class="hdg">keep.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/20-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 20:3,4</span> You shall have no other gods before me…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Corinthians 10:7,14</span> Neither be you idolaters, as were some of them; as it is written, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 6:16,17</span> And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? for you are …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/9-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 9:20</span> And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/13-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 13:14,15</span> And deceives them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/revelation/14-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Revelation 14:11</span> And the smoke of their torment ascends up for ever and ever: and …</a></p><p class="hdg">Amen. See on</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/6-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 6:13</span> And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For your …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21</a> • <a href="/niv/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/1_john/5-21.htm">1 John 5:21 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_john/5-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 John 5:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 John 5:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_john/1-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 John 1:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 John 1:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>