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John 8:48

In John 8 of John.

Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “therefore” (οὖν) before the here.

Ἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jews”, the subject formG2453Jewish.the Jewsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to say”, a single 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”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidαὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΟὐounotοὐparticle — “not”G3756no, not.notκαλῶςkalōswellκαλῶςadverb — “well”G2573well, nobly, honorably, rightly.This verse uses “well”.wellλέγομενlegomento speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person plural — “to speak”, 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 “speak”.ἡμεῖςhēmeisIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatΣαμαρίτηςsamaritēsa SamaritanΣαμαρίτηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a Samaritan”, the subject formG4541a Samaritan.a Samaritanεἶeito beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.σὺsuyouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “you”, the subject formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδαιμόνιονdaimoniona devilδαιμόνιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a devil”, the object formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.a devilἔχειςecheisto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.

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οὖνounThenοὖνconjunction — “Then”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “then”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, 'Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Jews answered and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?

Young’s Literal Translation

The Jews, therefore, answered and said to him, 'Do we not say well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon?'

World English Bible

Then the Jews answered him, “Don’t we say well that you are a Samaritan, and have a demon?”

Darby Translation

The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?

Douay-Rheims

The Jews therefore answered, and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

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