King James Version
John 4:26
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he.
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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.saithαὐτῇautēunto herαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “unto her”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto herὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.λαλῶνlalōnto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.σοιsoiyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
Jesus saith to her, 'I am [he], who am speaking to thee.'
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American Standard Version (1901)
Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he .
Young’s Literal Translation
Jesus saith to her, 'I am [he], who am speaking to thee.'
World English Bible
Jesus said to her, “ I am he , the one who speaks to you .”
Darby Translation
Jesus says to her, I who speak to thee am [he].
Douay-Rheims
Jesus saith to her: I am he, who am speaking with thee.
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