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Soοὖνthe womanἡ γυνὴleftἀφῆκενher water jarτὴν ὑδρίαν αὐτῆςandκαὶwent awayἀπῆλθενintoεἰςthe townτὴν πόλινandκαὶsaysλέγειto the people,τοῖς ἀνθρώποις
John 4:28
Study it in the app“So the woman left her water jar and went away into the town and says to the people,”
With the Greek beneath
John 4:28, word by word
- the womanγυνὴgynē
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynē” appears- leftἀφῆκενaphēken
leave
To part from something or someone and go on without it.
Where else “aphēken” appears- her water jarὑδρίανhydrian
water jar
Water jar, large jar.
Where else “hydrian” appears- went awayἀπῆλθενapēlthen
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apēlthen” appears- the townπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- to the peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpois
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpois” appears
The context
27And at this his disciples came, and they were amazed that he was speaking with a woman; yet no one said, “What do you want?” or “Why are you speaking with her?”
28 · This verse (above)
29“Come, see a man who told me everything that I have done! Could this be the Messiah?”
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?