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he leftἀφῆκενJudeaτὴν Ἰουδαίανandκαὶwent awayἀπῆλθενagainπάλινtoεἰςGalilee.τὴν Γαλιλαίαν
John 4:3
Study it in the app“he left Judea and went away again to Galilee.”
With the Greek beneath
John 4:3, word by word
- he leftἀφῆκενaphēken
leave
To part from something or someone and go on without it.
Where else “aphēken” appears- JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaian
Judea
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioudaian” appears- went awayἀπῆλθενapēlthen
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apēlthen” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- GalileeΓαλιλαίανGalilaian
Galilee
See it on the mapWhere else “Galilaian” appears
Places in this verse
1Judea
Today: southern Israel and West Bank, Judean hills
The southern region of Israel, including Jerusalem; in Jesus' time it was a Roman province.
Jesus was born there, and John the Immerser preached there (Matt 2:1; 3:1). Jesus told his disciples to be witnesses in Judea (Acts 1:8).
2Galilee
Today: northern Israel, around the Sea of Galilee
The northern region of Israel, around the Sea of Galilee.
Most of Jesus' ministry took place there; he taught, healed and called his disciples (Matt 4:23; Mark 1:14).
The context
2(although Jesus himself was not immersing, but his disciples),
3 · This verse (above)
4And he had to pass through Samaria.
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?