1 John 5:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
Little children,Τεκνία
(teknia)
5040: a little childdim. of teknon
guardφυλάξατε
(phulaxate)
5442: to guard, watchfrom a root phulak-
yourselvesἑαυτὰ
(eauta)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos
from idols.εἰδώλων
(eidōlōn)
1497: an image (i.e. for worship), by impl. a false godfrom eidos


















KJV Lexicon
τεκνια  noun - vocative plural neuter
teknion  tek-nee'-on:  an infant, i.e. (plural figuratively) darlings (Christian converts) -- little children.;
φυλαξατε  verb - aorist active middle - second person
phulasso  foo-las'-so:  to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid -- beward, keep (self), observe, save.
εαυτα  reflexive pronoun - third person accusative plural neuter
heautou  heh-ow-too':  him-(her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
απο  preposition
apo  apo':  off, i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
των  definite article - genitive plural neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
ειδωλων  noun - genitive plural neuter
eidolon  i'-do-lon:  an image (i.e. for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such -- idol.
αμην  hebrew transliterated word
amen  am-ane':  firm, i.e. (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it) -- amen, verily.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

King James Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

International Standard Version
Little children, keep yourselves away from idols. Greetings from John

NET Bible
Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My children, keep yourselves from the worship of idols.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Dear children, guard yourselves from false gods.

King James 2000 Bible
Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.
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