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Soοὖνwhenὡςthe Samaritansοἱ Σαμαρῖταιcameἦλθονtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸνthey askedἠρώτωνhimαὐτὸνto stayμεῖναιwithπαρ’them,αὐτοῖςandκαὶhe stayedἔμεινενthereἐκεῖtwoδύοdays.ἡμέρας
John 4:40
Study it in the app“So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days.”
With the Greek beneath
John 4:40, word by word
- the SamaritansΣαμαρῖταιSamaritai
Samaritan
Samaritan: an inhabitant of Samaria, at odds with the Jews.
Where else “Samaritai” appears- cameἦλθονēlthon
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “ēlthon” appears- they askedἠρώτωνērōtōn
request
To ask someone to do something.
Where else “ērōtōn” appears- to stayμεῖναιmeinai
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “meinai” appears- twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears
The context
39And 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.”
40 · This verse (above)
41And many more believed because of his word.
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?