John
John 4:10–11
10Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
11“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
John 4:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| answered | Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| If | Εἰ | Ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you knew | ᾔδεις | ēdeis | Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1492 I know, remember |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| gift | δωρεὰν | dōrean | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1431 a free gift |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| asking | λέγων | legōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| a drink | πεῖν | pein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
| you | σὺ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| would have asked | ᾔτησας | ētēsas | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G154 I ask, request, beg, petition |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He would have given | ἔδωκεν | edōken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| you | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| living | ζῶν | zōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2198 I live |
| water | ὕδωρ | hydōr | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5204 water |
John 4:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| woman | γυνή | gynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| replied | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| You have | ἔχεις | echeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| nothing | οὔτε | oute | Conjunction | G3777 and not, neither, nor |
| to draw with | ἄντλημα | antlēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G502 a pail |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| well | φρέαρ | phrear | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5421 a pit, well |
| is | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| deep | βαθύ | bathy | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G901 deep, early, profound |
| Where | πόθεν | pothen | Adverb | G4159 whence |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| will You get | ἔχεις | echeis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| living | ζῶν | zōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2198 I live |
| water | ὕδωρ | hydōr | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5204 water |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 4:10 John 4:14 · Revelation 7:17 · John 7:37–39 · Isaiah 44:3 · Revelation 21:6 · John 3:16 · Psalm 36:8–9 · Jeremiah 2:13 · Revelation 22:1–2 · Zechariah 14:8 · Romans 8:32 · Revelation 22:17
John 4:11 1 Corinthians 2:14 · John 3:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.