John 4:17

“I have no husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said to her, “You are correct to say that you have no husband.
John 4:17
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Original language (Greek)

ἀπεκρίθη ἡ γυνὴ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· οὐκ ἔχω ἄνδρα. Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· καλῶς εἶπας ὅτι ἄνδρα οὐκ ἔχω·

  1. ἀπεκρίθηapekrithē“Answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  2. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. γυνὴgunē“woman”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. εἶπενeipen“said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  6. αὐτῷ·autō“to Him:”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. οὐκouk“Not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  8. ἔχωechō“I have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  9. ἄνδρα.andra“a husband.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  10. ΛέγειLegei“Says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  11. αὐτῇautēa“to her”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. Ἰησοῦς·Iēsous“Jesus;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  14. καλῶςkalōs“Correctly”
    Adverb · “well” · Strong's G2573
  15. εἶπαςeipas“you have spoken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  16. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  17. ἄνδραandra“A husband”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  18. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  19. ἔχω·echō“I have;”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)