King James Version

John 4:6

Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well: and it was about the sixth hour.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “about” (ὡς) before [the] sixth here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “like” (ὡσεὶ) before [the] sixth here.

ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.thereπηγὴpēgēwellπηγήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “well”, the subject formG4077a fountain, spring, well, issue, flow.This verse uses “well”.the wellτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸακώβiakōbJacobἸακώβnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jacob”, the of-formG2384(Hebrew), Jacob, (a) the patriarch, son of Isaac, (b) father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.κεκοπιακὼςkekopiakōsto laborκοπιάω (kopiaō)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to labor”, a completed action with a present resultG2872(a) I grow weary, (b) I toil, work with effort (of bodily and mental labor alike).ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδοιπορίαςhodoiporiasjourneyὁδοιπορία (hodoiporia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “journey”, the of-formG3597a journey, journeying, travel.ἐκαθέζετοekathezetoto sit downκαθέζομαι (kathezomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to sit down”, an ongoing action in the pastG2516I am sitting, sit down, am seated.This verse uses “sit”.οὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πηγῇpēgēflowπηγήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “flow”, the to- or for-formG4077a fountain, spring, well, issue, flow.ὥραhōrahourὥραnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the subject formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.hourἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ὡςhōswhichὡςpreposition — “which”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.ἕκτηhektēsixthἕκτος (hektos)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “sixth”, the subject formG1623sixth.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὡσεὶhōseiaboutὡσείparticle — “about”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.This verse uses “about”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and there was there a well of Jacob. Jesus therefore having been weary from the journeying, was sitting thus on the well; it was as it were the sixth hour;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

Young’s Literal Translation

and there was there a well of Jacob. Jesus therefore having been weary from the journeying, was sitting thus on the well; it was as it were the sixth hour;

World English Bible

Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

Darby Translation

Now a fountain of Jacob's was there; Jesus therefore, being wearied with the way he had come, sat just as he was at the fountain. It was about the sixth hour.

Douay-Rheims

Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour.

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