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John 4:9

Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

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λέγειlegeisaithλέγω (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.saithοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνὴgunēa womanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.This verse uses “a woman”.a womanἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.Σαμαρῖτιςsamaritisof SamariaΣαμαρῖτιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “of Samaria”, the subject formG4542a Samaritan woman.of SamariaΠῶςpōshow?!πῶςadverb — “how?!”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.σὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ἸουδαῖοςioudaiosJewsἸουδαῖοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jews”, the subject formG2453Jewish.the Jewsὢνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.παρ’parfrom withπαρά (para)preposition — “from with”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.ἐμοῦemouIἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.πεῖνpeinto drinkπίνω (pinō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to drink”, a single actionG4095I drink, imbibe.This verse uses “drink”.αἰτεῖςaiteisto askαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to ask”, an ongoing or repeated actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.This verse uses “ask”.γυναικὸςgunaikoswomanγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “woman”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ΣαμαρίτιδοςsamaritidosSamaritanΣαμαρῖτις (samaritis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Samaritan”, the of-formG4542a Samaritan woman.οὔσηςousēsto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.noγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.συγχρῶνταιsunchrōntaidealingsσυγχράομαι (sunchraomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “dealings”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4798I have dealings with.dealingsἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the subject formG2453Jewish.Σαμαρίταιςsamaritaiswith the SamaritansΣαμαρίτης (samaritēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “with the Samaritans”, the to- or for-formG4541a Samaritan.with the Samaritans

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

the Samaritan woman therefore saith to him, 'How dost thou, being a Jew, ask drink from me, being a Samaritan woman?' for Jews have no dealing with Samaritans.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

Young’s Literal Translation

the Samaritan woman therefore saith to him, 'How dost thou, being a Jew, ask drink from me, being a Samaritan woman?' for Jews have no dealing with Samaritans.

World English Bible

The Samaritan woman therefore said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)

Darby Translation

The Samaritan woman therefore says to him, How dost thou, being a Jew, ask to drink of me who am a Samaritan woman? for Jews have no intercourse with Samaritans.

Douay-Rheims

Then that Samaritan woman saith to him: How dost thou, being a Jew, ask of me to drink, who am a Samaritan woman? For the Jews do not communicate with the Samaritans.

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