1 John 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.”

1 John 1:5 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 1:524 words

GreekMeaning

ΚαὶKai

AndwordG2532

ἔστινestin

isverbG1510

αὕτηhautē

thisdemonstrativeG3778

ἡhē

thearticleG3588

ἀγγελίαangelia

messagenounG31

ἣνhēn

thatrelative pronounG3739

ἀκηκόαμενakēkoamen

we have heardverbG191

ἀπ’ap’

fromprepositionG575

αὐτοῦautou

HimpronounG846

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἀναγγέλλομενanangellomen

we preachverbG312

ὑμῖνhymin

to youpronounG4771

ὅτιhoti

thatadverbG3754

ὁho

thearticleG3588

θεὸςtheos

GodnounG2316

φῶςphōs

lightnounG5457

ἐστινestin

isverbG1510

καὶkai

andwordG2532

σκοτίαskotia

darknessnounG4653

ἐνen

inprepositionG1722

αὐτῷautō

HimpronounG846

οὐκouk

notadverbG3756

ἔστινestin

isverbG1510

οὐδεμίαoudemia

noneadjectiveG3762

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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