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John 8:6

This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.

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This verse is not in the SBL Greek New Testament. The King James follows the Textus Receptus.

τοῦτοtoutoThisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “This”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ThisδὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butἔλεγονelegonto speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(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”.πειράζοντεςpeirazontesto testπειράζω (peirazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to test”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3985I try, tempt, test.This verse uses “test”.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ἔχωσινechōsinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.κατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinto accuseκατηγορέω (katēgoreō)verb, present active infinitive — “to accuse”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2723I accuse, charge, prosecute.This verse uses “accuse”.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesusκάτωkatōdownκάτωpreposition — “down”G2736(a) down, below, also: downwards, (b) lower, under, less, of a length of time.This verse uses “down”.downκύψαςkupsasto stoopκύπτω (kuptō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to stoop”, a single actionG2955I bend, stoop down, bow the head.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δακτύλῳdaktulōand with his fingerδάκτυλος (daktulos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “and with his finger”, the to- or for-formG1147a finger.and with his fingerἔγραφενegraphenwroteγράφω (graphō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “wrote”, an ongoing action in the pastG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).wroteεἰςeisonεἰςpreposition — “on”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.onτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēngroundγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “ground”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the ground

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And this they said, trying him, that they might have whereof to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground.

Young’s Literal Translation

and this they said, trying him, that they might have to accuse him. And Jesus, having stooped down, with the finger he was writing on the ground,

World English Bible

They said this testing him, that they might have something to accuse him of. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with his finger.

Darby Translation

But this they said proving him, that they might have [something] to accuse him [of]. But Jesus, having stooped down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

Douay-Rheims

And this they said tempting him, that they might accuse him. But Jesus bowing himself down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

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