This verse is not in the SBL Greek New Testament. The King James follows the Textus Receptus.
λέγουσινlegousinThey sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “They say”, 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.This verse uses “say”.They sayαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himδιδάσκαλεdidaskaleMasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Master”, the calling formG1320a teacher, master.Masterαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γυνὴgunēwomanγυνήnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the subject formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.womanκατείληφθηkateilēphthēwas takenκαταλαμβάνω (katalambanō)verb, second aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was taken”, a single actionG2638(a) I seize tight hold of, arrest, catch, capture, appropriate, (b) I overtake, (c) mid. aor: I perceived, comprehended.was takenἐπ᾽epuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.αὐτοφώρῳautophōrōin the very actἐπαυτόφωρος (epautophōros)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “in the very act”, the to- or for-formG1888in the very act.in the very actμοιχευομένηmoicheuomenēto commit adulteryμοιχεύω (moicheuō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to commit adultery”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3431I commit adultery (of a man with a married woman, but also of a married man).
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
they say to him, 'Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime — committing adultery,
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American Standard Version (1901)
they say unto him, Teacher, this woman hath been taken in adultery, in the very act.
Young’s Literal Translation
they say to him, 'Teacher, this woman was taken in the very crime — committing adultery,
World English Bible
they told him, “Teacher, we found this woman in adultery, in the very act.
Darby Translation
they say to him, Teacher, this woman has been taken in the very act, committing adultery.
Douay-Rheims
And said to him: Master, this woman was even now taken in adultery.
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