Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν (1 John 2:18)

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Title:  Children, it is the Last Hour

The text is, “Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν καὶ καθὼς ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἀντίχριστος ἔρχεται καὶ νῦν ἀντίχριστοι πολλοὶ γεγόνασιν ὅθεν γινώσκομεν ὅτι ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν”

Παιδία -> masculine, plural, nominative  noun -> children

ἐσχάτη -> feminine, singular, nominative adjective -> the last

ὥρα -> feminine, singular, nominative noun -> hour

ἐστίν -> third person, singular, present, indicative verb -> it is

καὶ -> coordinating additive conjunction -> and

καθὼς -> subordinating comparative conjunction -> as

ἠκούσατε -> second person, plural, aorist, active, indicative verb -> you have heard

ὅτι -> subordinating complementary conjunction -> that

ἀντίχριστος -> masculine, singular, nominative noun -> antichrist

ἔρχεται -> third person, singular, present, middle, indicative verb -> comes

καὶ -> coordinating additive conjunction -> and

νῦν -> temporal adverb -> now

ἀντίχριστοι -> masculine, plural, nominative noun -> antichrists

πολλοὶ -> masculine, plural, nominative adjective -> many

γεγόνασιν -> third person, plural, perfect, active, indicative verb -> have come

ὅθεν -> coordinating inferential conjunction -> therefore

γινώσκομεν -> first person, plural, present, active, indicative verb -> you know

ὅτι -> subordinating complementary conjunction -> that

ἐσχάτη -> feminine, singular, nominative adjective -> the last

ὥρα -> feminine, singular, nominative noun -> hour

ἐστίν -> third person, singular, present, indicative verb -> it is

The meaning of this verse is,

Children, it is the last hour, and as you have heard that antichrist comes, and now many antichrists have come, therefore you know that it is the last hour.

Παιδία ἐσχάτη ὥρα ἐστίν (1 John 2:18) by Dennis Glover is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.