King James Version

John 8:3

And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

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ἄγουσινagousinbroughtἄγω (agō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “brought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.broughtδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γραμματεῖςgrammateisscribeγραμματεύς (grammateus)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “scribe”, the subject formG1122(a) in Jerusalem, a scribe, one learned in the Jewish Law, a religious teacher, (b) at Ephesus, the town-clerk, the secretary of the city, (c) a man of learning generally.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦαρισαῖοιpharisaioiPhariseeΦαρισαῖος (pharisaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτὸνautonherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herγυναῖκαgunaikawomanγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inμοιχείᾳmoicheiaadulteryμοιχείαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “adultery”, the to- or for-formG3430adultery.κατειλημμένηνkateilēmmenēnto graspκαταλαμβάνω (katalambanō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to grasp”, a completed action with a present resultG2638(a) I seize tight hold of, arrest, catch, capture, appropriate, (b) I overtake, (c) mid. aor: I perceived, comprehended.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.στήσαντεςstēsantesto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.αὐτὴνautēnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.μέσῳmesōmidstμέσος (mesos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “midst”, the to- or for-formG3319middle, in the middle, between, in the midst of.the midst

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman having been taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the scribes and the Pharisees bring a woman taken in adultery; and having set her in the midst,

Young’s Literal Translation

and the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman having been taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst,

World English Bible

The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman taken in adultery. Having set her in the middle,

Darby Translation

And the scribes and the Pharisees bring [to him] a woman taken in adultery, and having set her in the midst,

Douay-Rheims

And the scribes and the Pharisees bring unto him a woman taken in adultery: and they set her in the midst,

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