John
John 4:28–30
28Then the woman left her water jar, went back into the town, and said to the people, 29“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” 30So they left the town and made their way toward Jesus.
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John 4:28
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| woman | γυνὴ | gynē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| left | Ἀφῆκεν | Aphēken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G863 I send away, release, remit, forgive, permit |
| her | αὐτῆς | autēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| water jar | ὑδρίαν | hydrian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5201 a water pot |
| went back | ἀπῆλθεν | apēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G565 I come or go away from, depart, return |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| town | πόλιν | polin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| said to | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| people | ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
John 4:29
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | Δεῦτε | Deute | Verb - Imperative - 2nd Person Plural | G1205 come hither, come, hither |
| see | ἴδετε | idete | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| a man | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| told | εἶπέν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| everything | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| I ever did | ἐποίησα | epoiēsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| Could | μήτι | mēti | IntPrtcl | G3385 if not, unless |
| this | οὗτός | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| be | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Christ | Χριστός | Christos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
John 4:30
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they left | ἐξῆλθον | exēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| town | πόλεως | poleōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| made their way | ἤρχοντο | ērchonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| toward | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 4:28 John 4:7 · Luke 24:33 · Matthew 28:8
John 4:29 Revelation 22:17 · 1 Corinthians 14:24–25 · John 4:25 · John 1:41–49 · John 4:17–18
John 4:30 Acts 10:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.