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The womanἡ γυνήsaysλέγειtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν“Sir,Κύριεgiveδόςmeμοιthis water,τοῦτο τὸ ὕδωρso thatἵναI may notμὴbe thirstyδιψῶnorμηδὲhave to comeδιέρχωμαιhereἐνθάδεto draw water.”ἀντλεῖν
John 4:15
Study it in the app“The woman says to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may not be thirsty nor have to come here to draw water.””
With the Greek beneath
John 4:15, word by word
- The womanγυνήgynē
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- “SirΚύριεKyrie
sir
A respectful way to address someone.
Where else “Kyrie” appears- giveδόςdos
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dos” appears- this waterὕδωρhydōr
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydōr” appears- be thirstyδιψῶdipsō
thirst
Be thirsty; long for something.
Where else “dipsō” appears- have to comeδιέρχωμαιdierchōmai
pass through
To travel through a place or over to the far shore.
Where else “dierchōmai” appears- hereἐνθάδεenthade
here
Here, to this place.
Where else “enthade” appears- to draw waterἀντλεῖνantlein
draw (water)
Draw water.
Where else “antlein” appears
The context
14but 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.”
15 · This verse (above)
16He says to her, “Go, call your husband, and come here.”
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?