King James Version

1 John 2:9

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λέγωνlegōnHe that saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.He that saithἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.φωτὶphōtilightφῶς (phōs)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “light”, the to- or for-formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.the lightεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφὸνadelphonbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brotherαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.μισῶνmisōnto hateμισέω (miseō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to hate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3404I hate, detest, love less, esteem less.This verse uses “hate”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σκοτίᾳskotiadarknessσκοτίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “darkness”, the to- or for-formG4653darkness; fig: spiritual darkness.darknessἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἕωςheōseven untilἕωςpreposition — “even until”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.This verse uses “until”.even untilἄρτιartinowἄρτιadverb — “now”G737now, just now, at this moment.This verse uses “now”.now

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now.

Young’s Literal Translation

he who is saying, in the light he is, and his brother is hating, in the darkness he is till now;

World English Bible

He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness even until now.

Darby Translation

He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now.

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