John

John 4:12

¹²Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Are	εἶ	ei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
You	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
greater than	μείζων	meizōn	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative	G3173 large, great
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
father	πατρὸς	patros	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
Jacob	Ἰακώβ	Iakōb	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2384 Jacob
who	ὃς	hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
gave	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
well	φρέαρ	phrear	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5421 a pit, well
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
drank	ἔπιεν	epien	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4095 I drink, imbibe
from	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
it	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
himself	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
sons	υἱοὶ	huioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5207 a son, descendent
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
livestock	θρέμματα	thremmata	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G2353 cattle

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Matthew 12:42 · John 8:53 · Hebrews 3:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.