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John 4:10

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

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ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτῇautēunto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto herΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifᾔδειςēdeisthou knewestοἶδα (oida)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou knewest”, a completed action before another past momentG1492I know, remember, appreciate.thou knewestτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δωρεὰνdōreangiftδωρεά (dōrea)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “gift”, the object formG1431a (free) gift, a gift (without repayment).the giftτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτίςtiswhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.whoἐστινestinit isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.it isὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λέγωνlegōnthat saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.that saithσοιsoito theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “to thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.to theeΔόςdosGiveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.GiveμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meπεῖνpeinto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.to drinkσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouἂνanwouldestἄνparticle — “wouldest”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.wouldestᾔτησαςētēsashave askedαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular — “have asked”, a single actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.have askedαὐτὸνautonof himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “of him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.of himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔδωκενedōkenhave givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “have given”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.have givenἄνanifἄνparticle — “if”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.σοιsoitheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.theeὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “water”, the object formG5204water.waterζῶνzōnto liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Jesus answered and said to her, 'If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

Young’s Literal Translation

Jesus answered and said to her, 'If thou hadst known the gift of God, and who it is who is saying to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked him, and he would have given thee living water.'

World English Bible

Jesus answered her, “ If you knew the gift of God , and who it is who says to you , ‘ Give me a drink ,’ you would have asked him , and he would have given you living water .”

Darby Translation

Jesus answered and said to her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

Douay-Rheims

Jesus answered, and said to her: If thou didst know the gift of God, and who he is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou perhaps wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.

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