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
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
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;
- μὴmē“Not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- σὺsu“You yourself”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, nominative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- μείζωνmeizōn“greater”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine, comparative · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
- εἶei“are”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- τοῦtou“[than] the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατρὸςpatros“father”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- Ἰακώβ,Iakōb“Jacob,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰακώβ · “Jacob” · Strong's G2384H
- ὃςhos“who”Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἔδωκενedōken“gave”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- ἡμῖνhēmin“us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- φρέαρ,phrear“well,”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from φρέαρ · “well/abyss” · Strong's G5421
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- αὐτὸςautos“himself”Personal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐξex“of”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- αὐτοῦautou“it”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἔπιενepien“drank”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from πίνω · “to drink” · Strong's G4095
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- υἱοὶhuioi“sons”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὰta“the”Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θρέμματαthremmata“livestock”Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from θρέμμα · “livestock” · Strong's G2353
- 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)