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The womanἡ γυνήsaysλέγειto him,αὐτῷ“I knowΟἶδαthatὅτιMessiahΜεσσίαςis comingἔρχεται(the oneὁcalledλεγόμενοςAnointed);χριστόςwhenὅτανheἐκεῖνοςcomes,ἔλθῃhe will declareἀναγγελεῖall thingsἅπανταto us.”ἡμῖν
John 4:25
Study it in the app“The woman says to him, “I know that Messiah is coming (the one called Anointed); when he comes, he will declare all things to us.””
With the Greek beneath
John 4:25, 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- “I knowΟἶδαOida
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “Oida” appears- MessiahΜεσσίαςMessias
Messiah
Messiah: a Hebrew and Aramaic word that means "Anointed".
Where else “Messias” appears- is comingἔρχεταιerchetai
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchetai” appears- Anointed)χριστόςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- he will declareἀναγγελεῖanangelei
announce, tell
Announce, tell, make something clearly known.
Where else “anangelei” appears- all thingsἅπανταhapanta
all
All, every one without exception.
Where else “hapanta” appears
Translation note
Here the Greek explains the Hebrew word Messias with christos, “anointed,” as in 1:41.
The context
24God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
25 · This verse (above)
26Jesus says to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”
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?