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Forγὰρhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦhad gone awayἀπεληλύθεισανintoεἰςthe townτὴν πόλινtoἵναbuyἀγοράσωσινfood.τροφὰς
John 4:8
Study it in the app“For his disciples had gone away into the town to buy food.”
With the Greek beneath
John 4:8, word by word
- his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- had gone awayἀπεληλύθεισανapelēlytheisan
go away
To leave where one is for another place, leaving something or someone behind.
Where else “apelēlytheisan” appears- the townπόλινpolin
city, town
City, town.
Where else “polin” appears- buyἀγοράσωσινagorasōsin
buy
To give money in exchange for something, at the market or to its owner.
Where else “agorasōsin” appears- foodτροφὰςtrophas
food
Food, nourishment.
Where else “trophas” appears
The context
7A woman of Samaria comes to draw water. Jesus says to her, “Give me something to drink.”
8 · This verse (above)
9So the Samaritan woman says to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, who am a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
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?