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John 4:5

Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

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ἔρχεταιerchetaicometh heἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “cometh he”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.cometh heοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toπόλινpolina cityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.a cityτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Σαμαρείαςsamareiasof SamariaΣαμάρεια (samareia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of Samaria”, the of-formG4540Samaria, a small district of Palestine, bounded by Galilee on the north, and by Judaea on the south, and taking its name from the city of Samaria, the ancient capital of the kingdom of (northern) Israel.of Samariaλεγομένηνlegomenēnwhich is calledλέγω (legō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “which is called”, 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.which is calledΣυχὰρsucharSycharΣυχάρnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Sychar”, the object formG4965Sychar, a city of Samaria.Sycharπλησίονplēsionnearπλησίονpreposition — “near”G4139near, nearby, a neighbor.This verse uses “near”.nearτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χωρίουchōriouto the parcel of groundχωρίον (chōrion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “to the parcel of ground”, the of-formG5564a place, piece of land, field, property, estate.to the parcel of groundὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἔδωκενedōkengaveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.gaveἸακὼβiakōbJacobἸακώβnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jacob”, the subject formG2384(Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸωσὴφiōsēphJosephἸωσήφnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “Joseph”, the to- or for-formG2501Joseph, a proper name.Josephτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.υἱῷhuiōsonυἱός (huios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “son”, the to- or for-formG5207a son, descendent.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

He cometh, therefore, to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the place that Jacob gave to Joseph his son;

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American Standard Version (1901)

So he cometh to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph:

Young’s Literal Translation

He cometh, therefore, to a city of Samaria, called Sychar, near to the place that Jacob gave to Joseph his son;

World English Bible

So he came to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Darby Translation

He comes therefore to a city of Samaria called Sychar, near to the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Douay-Rheims

He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, which is called Sichar, near the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

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