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John 4:40

So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there two days.

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ὡςhōswhenὡςconjunction — “when”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.whenοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἦλθονēlthonwere comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.were comeπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΣαμαρῖταιsamaritaiSamaritanΣαμαρίτης (samaritēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Samaritan”, the subject formG4541a Samaritan.ἠρώτωνērōtōnthey besoughtἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they besought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.they besoughtαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himμεῖναιmeinaito that he would tarryμένω (menō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to that he would tarry”, a single actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.that he would tarryπαρ’parwithπαρά (para)preposition — “with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.withαὐτοῖςautoisthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔμεινενemeinenhe abodeμένω (menō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he abode”, a single actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.he abodeἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.thereδύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “two”, the object formG1417two.twoἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.days

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

When, then, the Samaritans came unto him, they were asking him to remain with them, and he remained there two days;

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American Standard Version (1901)

So when the Samaritans came unto him, they besought him to abide with them: and he abode there two days.

Young’s Literal Translation

When, then, the Samaritans came unto him, they were asking him to remain with them, and he remained there two days;

World English Bible

So when the Samaritans came to him, they begged him to stay with them. He stayed there two days.

Darby Translation

When therefore the Samaritans came to him they asked him to abide with them, and he abode there two days.

Douay-Rheims

So when the Samaritans were come to him, they desired that he would tarry there. And he abode there two days.

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