John

John 8:4–5

⁴and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. ⁵In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such a woman. So what do You say?”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
said	λέγουσιν	legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
Teacher	Διδάσκαλε	Didaskale	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G1320 a teacher
this	αὕτη	hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
woman	γυνὴ	gynē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
was caught	κατείληπται	kateilēptai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2638 I seize tight hold of, overtake, comprehend
in	ἐπ’	ep’	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the act	αυτοφώρῳ	autophōrō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G1888 in the very act
of adultery	μοιχευομένη	moicheuomenē	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3431 I commit adultery

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Law	νόμῳ	nomō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
commanded	ἐνετείλατο	eneteilato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1781 I give orders, command
us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
to stone	λιθάζειν	lithazein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3034 I stone
such	τοιαύτας	toiautas	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5108 of such a kind, such
So	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
do You say	λέγεις	legeis	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak

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John 8:5 Leviticus 20:10 · Deuteronomy 22:21–24 · Ezekiel 16:38–40 · Matthew 5:17 · Matthew 19:6–8 · Matthew 22:16–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.