King James Version

John 8:7

So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

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ὡςhōswhenὡςparticle — “when”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐπέμενονepemenonthey continuedἐπιμένω (epimenō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they continued”, an ongoing action in the pastG1961(a) I remain, tarry, (b) I remain in, persist in.they continuedἐρωτῶντεςerōtōntesaskingἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “asking”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.askingαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἀνακύψαςanakupsashe lifted up himselfἀνακύπτω (anakuptō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he lifted up himself”, a single actionG352I raise myself, look up, am elated.he lifted up himselfεἶπενeipenand saidἔπω (epō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and said”, a single actionG2036to sayand saidπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀναμάρτητοςanamartētosHe that is without sinἀναμάρτητοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “He that is without sin”, the subject formG361without blame, faultless, unerring.He that is without sinὑμῶνhumōnamong youσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “among you”, the of-formG4771you.among youπρῶτοςprōtosfirstπρῶτοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “first”, the subject formG4413first, before, principal, most important.This verse uses “first”.firstἐπ᾽epatἐπί (epi)preposition — “at”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.atαὐτὴνautēnherαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “her”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.herτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λίθονlithonstoneλίθος (lithos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “stone”, the object formG3037a stone; met: of Jesus as the chief stone in a building.βαλέτωbaletōto throwβάλλω (ballō)verb, second aorist active imperative, 3rd person singular — “to throw”, a single actionG906(a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop.This verse uses “throw”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you — let him first cast the stone at her;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

Young’s Literal Translation

and when they continued asking him, having bent himself back, he said unto them, 'The sinless of you — let him first cast the stone at her;'

World English Bible

But when they continued asking him, he looked up and said to them, “ He who is without sin among you , let him throw the first stone at her .”

Darby Translation

But when they continued asking him, he lifted himself up and said to them, Let him that is without sin among you first cast the stone at her.

Douay-Rheims

When therefore they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said to them: He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

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