King James Version

John 4:27

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “were amazed” (ἐθαύμαζον) before that here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “marveled” (ἐθαύμασαν) before that here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἦλθανēlthancameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.cameοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “her”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐθαύμαζονethaumazonto marvelθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to marvel”, an ongoing action in the pastG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.μετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.γυναικὸςgunaikoswomanγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “woman”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ἐλάλειelaleito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.οὐδεὶςoudeisnoneοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “none”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.μέντοιmentoiyetμέντοιconjunction — “yet”G3305(a) indeed, really, (b) yet, however, nevertheless.This verse uses “yet”.εἶπενeipento 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).Τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ζητεῖςzēteisto seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.ἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.λαλεῖςlaleisto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “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”.μετ’metwithμετά (meta)preposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.αὐτῆςautēsheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐθαύμασανethaumasanmarvelledθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “marvelled”, an ongoing action in the pastG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And upon this came his disciples, and were wondering that with a woman he was speaking, no one, however, said, 'What seekest thou?' or 'Why speakest thou with her?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And upon this came his disciples; and they marvelled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no man said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?

Young’s Literal Translation

And upon this came his disciples, and were wondering that with a woman he was speaking, no one, however, said, 'What seekest thou?' or 'Why speakest thou with her?'

World English Bible

Just then, his disciples came. They marveled that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What are you looking for?” or, “Why do you speak with her?”

Darby Translation

And upon this came his disciples, and wondered that he spoke with a woman; yet no one said, What seekest thou? or, Why speakest thou with her?

Douay-Rheims

And immediately his disciples came; and they wondered that he talked with the woman. Yet no man said: What seekest thou? or, why talkest thou with her?

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