John
John 4:14–15
14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
15The woman said to Him, “Sir, give me this water so that I will not get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw 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 4:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δ’ | d’ | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| whoever | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| drinks | πίῃ | piē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| water | ὕδατος | hydatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5204 water |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| give | δώσω | dōsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| will never thirst | διψήσει | dipsēsei | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1372 I thirst for, desire earnestly |
| Indeed | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| water | ὕδωρ | hydōr | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5204 water |
| I give | δώσω | dōsō | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| will become | γενήσεται | genēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| a fount | πηγὴ | pēgē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4077 a fountain, spring, well |
| of water | ὕδατος | hydatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5204 water |
| springing up | ἁλλομένου | hallomenou | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Singular | G242 I leap, bubble up |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| eternal | αἰώνιον | aiōnion | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G166 eternal, unending |
| life | ζωὴν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
John 4:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| woman | γυνή | gynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| said | Λέγει | Legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Sir | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| give | δός | dos | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| water | ὕδωρ | hydōr | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5204 water |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| I will not get thirsty | διψῶ | dipsō | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular | G1372 I thirst for, desire earnestly |
| have to keep coming | διέρχωμαι | dierchōmai | Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G1330 I pass through, spread a report |
| here | ἐνθάδε | enthade | Adverb | G1759 here, in this place |
| to draw | ἀντλεῖν | antlein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G501 I draw, draw out |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 4:14 John 7:38–39 · John 6:35 · Isaiah 49:10 · Revelation 7:16 · Ephesians 1:13–14 · John 11:26 · John 6:58 · 1 John 5:20 · 2 Corinthians 1:22 · Romans 6:23 · Romans 8:16–17 · John 10:10
John 4:15 John 6:34 · Psalm 4:6 · Romans 8:5 · John 17:2–3 · James 4:3 · Romans 6:23 · John 6:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.