John 4:12

Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”
John 4:12
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Original language (Greek)

μὴ σὺ μείζων εἶ τοῦ πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰακώβ, ὃς ἔδωκεν ἡμῖν τὸ φρέαρ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἔπιεν καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰ θρέμματα αὐτοῦ;

  1. μὴmē“Not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  2. σὺsu“You yourself”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  3. μείζωνmeizōn“greater”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  4. εἶei“are”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  5. τοῦtou“[than] the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. πατρὸςpatros“father”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  7. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  8. Ἰακώβ,Iakōb“Jacob,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰακώβ · “Jacob” · Strong's G2384H
  9. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  10. ἔδωκενedōken“gave”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
  11. ἡμῖνhēmin“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. φρέαρ,phrear“well,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from φρέαρ · “well/abyss” · Strong's G5421
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. αὐτὸςautos“himself”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  16. ἐξex“of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  17. αὐτοῦautou“it”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. ἔπιενepien“drank”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πίνω · “to drink” · Strong's G4095
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. υἱοὶhuioi“sons”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  22. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  23. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  24. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. θρέμματαthremmata“livestock”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from θρέμμα · “livestock” · Strong's G2353
  26. αὐτοῦ;autou“of him?”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)