Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”John 4:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· εἰ ᾔδεις τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ λέγων σοι· δός μοι πεῖν, σὺ ἂν ᾔτησας αὐτὸν καὶ ἔδωκεν ἄν σοι ὕδωρ ζῶν.
- ἈπεκρίθηApekrithē“Answered”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εἶπενeipen“said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- αὐτῇ·autēa“to her;”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- εἰei“If”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- ᾔδειςēdeis“you had known”Verb, 2nd pluperfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492I
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- δωρεὰνdōrean“gift”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δωρεά · “free gift” · Strong's G1431
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεοῦtheou“of God”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τίςtis“who”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἐστινestin“it is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὁho“who”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λέγωνlegōn“is saying”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- σοι·soi“to you;”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- δόςdos“do give”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- μοιmoi“Me”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- πεῖν,pein“to drink,”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from πίνω · “to drink” · Strong's G4095
- σὺsu“you yourself”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ἂνan“then would”Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
- ᾔτησαςētēsas“you have asked”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
- αὐτὸνauton“Him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἔδωκενedōken“He gave”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- ἄνan“maybe”Particle · “if” · Strong's G0302
- σοιsoi“to you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- ὕδωρhudōr“water”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
- ζῶν.zōn“living.”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from ζάω · “to live” · Strong's G2198
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)