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John 4:11

In John 4 of John.

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?

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λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “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.saithαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνήgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ΚύριεkurieSirκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Sir”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “sir”.Sirοὔτεoutenothingοὔτεconjunction — “nothing”G3777and not, neither, nor.nothingἄντλημαantlēmato draw withἄντλημαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “to draw with”, the object formG502what is drawn; a vessel or bucket to draw with.to draw withἔχειςecheishast thouἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “hast thou”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.hast thouκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.φρέαρphrearwellφρέαρnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “well”, the subject formG5421a pit, well, cistern.This verse uses “well”.ἐστὶνestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.βαθύbathudeepβαθύς (bathus)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “deep”, the subject formG901deep (lit. and met.); in the depths of the early morning, while still very early; profound.This verse uses “deep”.πόθενpothenwhenceπόθενadverb — “whence”G4159whence, from what place.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἔχειςecheisto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “water”, the object formG5204water.waterτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ζῶνzōnto liveζάω (zaō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “to live”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2198I live, am alive.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

The woman saith to him, 'Sir, thou hast not even a vessel to draw with, and the well is deep; whence, then, hast thou the living water?

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American Standard Version (1901)

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou that living water?

Young’s Literal Translation

The woman saith to him, 'Sir, thou hast not even a vessel to draw with, and the well is deep; whence, then, hast thou the living water?

World English Bible

The woman said to him, “Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. So where do you get that living water?

Darby Translation

The woman says to him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: whence then hast thou the living water?

Douay-Rheims

The woman saith to him: Sir, thou hast nothing wherein to draw, and the well is deep; from whence then hast thou living water?

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