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John 4:7

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

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ἜρχεταιerchetaiThere comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “There cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.There comethγυνὴgunēa womanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “a woman”.a womanἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΣαμαρείαςsamareiasSamariaΣαμάρεια (samareia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “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.Samariaἀντλῆσαιantlēsaito drawἀντλέω (antleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to draw”, a single actionG501I draw (generally water from a deep well in the ground); perhaps: I draw out.This verse uses “draw”.to drawὕδωρhudōrwaterὕδωρnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “water”, the object formG5204water.waterλέγειlegeisaithλέγω (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.ΔόςdosGiveδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Give”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.This verse uses “give”.GiveμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meπεῖνpeinto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.to drink

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

there cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, 'Give me to drink;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.

Young’s Literal Translation

there cometh a woman out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus saith to her, 'Give me to drink;'

World English Bible

A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “ Give me a drink .”

Darby Translation

A woman comes out of Samaria to draw water. Jesus says to her, Give me to drink

Douay-Rheims

There cometh a woman of Samaria, to draw water. Jesus saith to her: Give me to drink.

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