butδ’whoeverὃς ἂνdrinksπίῃofἐκthe waterτοῦ ὕδατοςthatοὗIἐγὼwill giveδώσωhimαὐτῷwill neverοὐ μὴbe thirsty,διψήσειever;εἰς τὸν αἰῶναbutἀλλὰthe waterτὸ ὕδωρthatὃI will giveδώσωhimαὐτῷwill becomeγενήσεταιinἐνhimαὐτῷa springπηγὴof waterὕδατοςwelling upἁλλομένουtoεἰςeternalαἰώνιονlife.”ζωὴν
John 4:14
Study it in the app“but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty, ever; but the water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.””
With the Greek beneath
John 4:14, word by word
- drinksπίῃpiēi
drink
To take water, wine or another liquid by mouth.
Where else “piēi” appears- the waterὕδατοςhydatos
water of life
The water of life that Jesus gives.
Where else “hydatos” appears- will giveδώσωdōsō
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dōsō” appears- be thirstyδιψήσειdipsēsei
thirst
Be thirsty; long for something.
Where else “dipsēsei” appears- everαἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears- will becomeγενήσεταιgenēsetai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genēsetai” appears- a springπηγὴpēgē
spring
Water welling from the ground.
Where else “pēgē” appears- welling upἁλλομένουhallomenou
gush up
Of water, to gush upward.
Where else “hallomenou” appears- eternalαἰώνιονaiōnion
eternal
Without end, like the life God gives.
Where else “aiōnion” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears
The context
13Jesus answered and said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again;
14 · This verse (above)
15The woman says to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty nor have to come here to draw water.”
To study John 4 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus ask of the Samaritan woman at the well, and what does he offer her? (vv. 7-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says God seeks worshipers who worship “in spirit and truth.” What answer does he give to her question about the place? (vv. 20-24)
3. How I live it
The woman left her water jar and told others what had happened to her (vv. 28-29). Whom could you invite to “come and see” something good?