John
John 4:42
42They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They said | ἔλεγον | elegon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| woman | γυναικὶ | gynaiki | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1135 a woman, wife, my lady |
| We now believe | πιστεύομεν | pisteuomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| not only | Οὐκέτι | Ouketi | Adverb | G3765 no longer, no more |
| because of | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| your | σὴν | sēn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 2nd Person Singular | G4674 yours, thy, thine |
| words | λαλιὰν | lalian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2981 speech, talk, dialect |
| we have heard | ἀκηκόαμεν | akēkoamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| for ourselves | αὐτοὶ | autoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| we know | οἴδαμεν | oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| this | οὗτός | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| truly | ἀληθῶς | alēthōs | Adverb | G230 truly, really, certainly |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Savior | Σωτὴρ | Sōtēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4990 a savior, deliverer, preserver |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμου | kosmou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 John 4:14 · John 1:29 · 1 John 5:20 · 1 Timothy 4:10 · 2 Corinthians 5:19 · Acts 4:12 · John 6:68–69 · John 3:14–18 · John 4:29 · Acts 17:11–12 · Isaiah 52:10 · John 17:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.