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If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: (KJV)
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ἐὰνeanIf
Lemma: ἐάν (ean) · Strong's: G1437
Parsing: Conjunction (COND)
Meaning: if — ἐάν, contr. fr. εἰ ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; representing something as "under certain circumstances actual or liable to happen," but not so definitely expected as in the case of εἰ with ind. (Bl., §65, 4; cf.…
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Used 345 times. Also: Matthew 4:9, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1437; TFLSJ G1437; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 1
εἴπωμενeipōmenwe shall say
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Subjunctive · 1st · Plural (V-2AAS-1P)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
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Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 2
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 3
κοινωνίανkoinōnianfellowship
Lemma: κοινωνία (koinōnia) · Strong's: G2842
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: participation — κοινωνία, -ας, ἡ; (κοινωνός), [in LXX: Lev.6:2 (יָד תְּשׂוּמֶת), Wis.8:18, 3Ma.4:6 * ; ] ; 1. fellowship, communion: Act.2:42, 2Co.6:14, Php.1:5; τ. υἱοῦ, 1Co.1:9; τ. αἵματος, σώματος Χρ., 1Co.10:10 : παθημάτων αὐτσῦ,…
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Used 18 times. Also: Acts 2:42, Romans 15:26, 1 Corinthians 1:9, 1 Corinthians 10:16, 2 Corinthians 6:14, 2 Corinthians 8:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2842; TFLSJ G2842; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 4
ἔχομενechomenwe have
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 5
μετ᾽met᾽with
Lemma: μετά (meta) · Strong's: G3326
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: with/after — μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V. WH, App., 146 b), ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.]. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. among,…
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Used 475 times. Also: Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3326; TFLSJ G3326; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 6
αὐτοῦautouHim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (P-GSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 7
καὶkaiand yet
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 8
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 9
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Neuter (T-DSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 10
σκότειskoteidarkness
Lemma: σκότος (skotos) · Strong's: G4655
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: darkness — σκότος, -ου, ὁ the more usual cl. form (cf.σ., τό), ; darkness: Heb.12:18, Rec.†; (AS)
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Used 31 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 8:12, Matthew 22:13, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 27:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4655; TFLSJ G4655; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 11
περιπατῶμεν,peripatōmenmay walk,
Lemma: περιπατέω (peripateō) · Strong's: G4043
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Subjunctive · 1st · Plural (V-PAS-1P)
Meaning: to walk — περι-πατέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for הָלַךְ pi., hith. ; ] ; to walk: absol., Mat.9:5, Mrk.5:42, Luk.5:23, Jhn.1:36; with pred., γυμνός, Rev.16:15; ἐπάνω Luk.11:44; διά, with genitive, Rev.21:24; ἐν, Mrk.11:27 12:38,…
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Used 96 times. Also: Matthew 4:18, Matthew 9:5, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 14:25, Matthew 14:26, Matthew 14:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4043; TFLSJ G4043; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 12
ψευδόμεθαpseudomethawe lie
Lemma: ψεύδομαι (pseudomai) · Strong's: G5574
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PNI-1P)
Meaning: to lie — ψεύδω to deceive by lies; more frequently in the depon. mid, form ψεύδομαι (so always in NT), ; [in LXX chiefly for כָּחַשׁ pi. ; ] ; 1. absol., to lie: Heb.6:18, 1Jn.1:6, Rev.3:9; οὐ ψεύδομαι, Rom.9:1, 2Co.11:31,…
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Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 5:11, Acts 5:3, Acts 5:4, Romans 9:1, 2 Corinthians 11:31, Galatians 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5574; TFLSJ G5574; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 13
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 14
οὐounot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 15
ποιοῦμενpoioumenwe do practice
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 1st · Plural (V-PAI-1P)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
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Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 16
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 17
ἀλήθειαν·alētheiantruth;
Lemma: ἀλήθεια (alētheia) · Strong's: G0225
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: truth — ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ ; (ἀληθής), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמֶת (on which, see Cremer, 627f.), אֱמוּנָה ; ] ; truth (see DB, iv, 818f.). ; 1. Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested,…
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Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 22:16, Mark 5:33, Mark 12:14, Mark 12:32, Luke 4:25, Luke 20:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0225; TFLSJ G0225; TAGNT 1 John 1:6 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | ἐάν G1437 if |
| we say | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| we have | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| fellowship | → | κοινωνία G2842 participation |
| with | → | μετά G3326 with/after |
| Him | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| yet | → | καί G2532 and |
| walk | → | περιπατέω G4043 to walk |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| darkness | → | σκότος G4655 darkness |
| we lie | → | ψεύδομαι G5574 to lie |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| {do} not | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| practice | → | ποιέω G4160G to do/make: do |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| truth | → | ἀλήθεια G0225 truth |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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