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Andδὲmanyπολλοὶofτῶνthe SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνfromἘκthat townτῆς πόλεως ἐκείνηςbelievedἐπίστευσανinεἰςhimαὐτὸνbecause ofδιὰthe wordτὸν λόγονof the womanτῆς γυναικὸςwho testified,μαρτυρούσης“He toldΕἶπένmeμοιeverythingπάνταthatἃI have done.”ἐποίησα
John 4:39
Study it in the app“And many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the word of the woman who testified, “He told me everything that I have done.””
With the Greek beneath
John 4:39, word by word
- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- the SamaritansΣαμαριτῶνSamaritōn
Samaritan
Samaritan: an inhabitant of Samaria, at odds with the Jews.
Where else “Samaritōn” appears- that townπόλεωςpoleōs
city, town
City, town.
Where else “poleōs” appears- believedἐπίστευσανepisteusan
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteusan” appears- the wordλόγονlogon
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logon” appears- of the womanγυναικὸςgynaikos
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaikos” appears- who testifiedμαρτυρούσηςmartyrousēs
testify
To tell what one knows or has seen.
Where else “martyrousēs” appears- “He toldΕἶπένEipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Eipen” appears- I have doneἐποίησαepoiēsa
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsa” appears
The context
38I sent you to reap what you have not labored for; others have labored, and you have entered into their labor.”
39 · This verse (above)
40So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.
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?