John 4:10

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
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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.

  1. ἈπεκρίθηApekrithē“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. ἸησοῦςIēsous“Jesus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  3. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  4. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  5. αὐτῇ·autēa“to her;”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. εἰei“If”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
  7. ᾔδειςēdeis“you had known”
    Verb, 2nd pluperfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492I
  8. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. δωρεὰνdōrean“gift”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δωρεά · “free gift” · Strong's G1431
  10. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. τίςtis“who”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  14. ἐστινestin“it is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  15. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. λέγωνlegōn“is saying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  17. σοι·soi“to you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  18. δόςdos“do give”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  19. μοιmoi“Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  20. πεῖν,pein“to drink,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from πίνω · “to drink” · Strong's G4095
  21. σὺsu“you yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  22. ἂνan“then would”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  23. ᾔτησαςētēsas“you have asked”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
  24. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  25. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  26. ἔδωκενedōken“He gave”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  27. ἄνan“maybe”
    Particle · “if” · Strong's G0302
  28. σοιsoi“to you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  29. ὕδωρhudōr“water”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὕδωρ, ὕδατος · “water” · Strong's G5204
  30. 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)