John

John 4:4–5

⁴Now He had to pass through Samaria. ⁵So He came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
He	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
had	Ἔδει	Edei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1163 it is necessary, inevitable
to pass	διέρχεσθαι	dierchesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G1330 I pass through, spread a report
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
Samaria	Σαμαρείας	Samareias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4540 Samaria

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
He came	ἔρχεται	erchetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
a town	πόλιν	polin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4172 a city
of Samaria	Σαμαρείας	Samareias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4540 Samaria
called	λεγομένην	legomenēn	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Sychar	Συχὰρ	Sychar	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4965 Sychar
near	πλησίον	plēsion	Preposition	G4139 near, nearby, a neighbor
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
plot of ground	χωρίου	chōriou	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5564 a place, piece of land, field
that	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
Jacob	Ἰακὼβ	Iakōb	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2384 Jacob
had given	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
to	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
son	υἱῷ	huiō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
Joseph	Ἰωσὴφ	Iōsēph	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2501 Joseph

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

John 4:4 Luke 17:11 · Luke 9:51–52

John 4:5 Joshua 24:32 · Genesis 33:19 · Genesis 48:22 · John 4:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.