In John 4 of John .
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
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μὴ mē not μὴ mē not μή particle — “not” G3361 not, lest. This verse uses “not”. σὺ su thou σὺ su thou σύ personal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject form G4771 you. thou μείζων meizōn great μείζων meizōn great μέγας (megas) adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject form G3173 large, great, in the widest sense. This verse uses “great”. εἶ ei to be εἶ ei to be εἰμί (eimi) verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated action G1510 I am, exist. τοῦ tou the τοῦ tou the ὁ (ho) article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-form G3588 the, the definite article. πατρὸς patros father πατρὸς patros father πατήρ (patēr) noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “father”, the of-form G3962 father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. This verse uses “father”. father ἡμῶν hēmōn I ἡμῶν hēmōn I ἐγώ (egṓ) personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-form G1473 I, the first-person pronoun. Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ). Ἰακώβ, iakōb Jacob Ἰακώβ iakōb Jacob Ἰακώβ noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jacob”, the of-form G2384 (Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Jacob ὃς hos which ὃς hos which ὅς relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject form G3739 who, which, what, that. This verse uses “which”. which ἔδωκεν edōken gave ἔδωκεν edōken gave δίδωμι (didōmi) verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave”, a single action G1325 I offer, give; I put, place. gave ἡμῖν hēmin I ἡμῖν hēmin I ἐγώ (egṓ) personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-form G1473 I, the first-person pronoun. Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ). us τὸ to the τὸ to the ὁ (ho) article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object form G3588 the, the definite article. φρέαρ phrear well φρέαρ phrear well φρέαρ noun, accusative, singular, neuter — “well”, the object form G5421 a pit, well, cistern. This verse uses “well”. the well καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and αὐτὸς autos himself αὐτὸς autos himself αὐτός personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the subject form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. himself ἐξ ex out from ἐξ ex out from ἐκ (ek) preposition — “out from” G1537 from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. This verse uses “from”. αὐτοῦ autou his αὐτοῦ autou his αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “his”, the of-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. his ἔπιεν epien to drink ἔπιεν epien to drink πίνω (pinō) verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to drink”, a single action G4095 I drink, imbibe. This verse uses “drink”. καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. and οἱ hoi the οἱ hoi the ὁ (ho) article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject form G3588 the, the definite article. υἱοὶ huioi son υἱοὶ huioi son υἱός (huios) noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “son”, the subject form G5207 a son, descendent. αὐτοῦ autou his αὐτοῦ autou his αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. his καὶ kai and καὶ kai and καί conjunction — “and” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. τὰ ta the τὰ ta the ὁ (ho) article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject form G3588 the, the definite article. θρέμματα thremmata cattle θρέμματα thremmata cattle θρέμμα (thremma) noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “cattle”, the subject form G2353 (lit: a nursling, hence probably) plur: cattle. cattle αὐτοῦ; autou he αὐτοῦ autou he αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who did give us the well, and himself out of it did drink, and his sons, and his cattle?'
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American Standard Version (1901) Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
Young’s Literal Translation Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who did give us the well, and himself out of it did drink, and his sons, and his cattle?'
World English Bible Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did his children and his livestock?”
Darby Translation Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank of it himself, and his sons, and his cattle?
Douay-Rheims Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?
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