John 4:18

In fact, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. You have spoken truthfully.”
John 4:18
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Original language and places

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Original language (Greek)

πέντε γὰρ ἄνδρας ἔσχες, καὶ νῦν ὃν ἔχεις οὐκ ἔστιν σου ἀνήρ· τοῦτο ἀληθὲς εἴρηκας.

  1. πέντεpente“Five”
    Adjective, number · “five” · Strong's G4002
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἄνδραςandras“husbands”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  4. ἔσχες,esches“you have had,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. νῦνnun“now”
    Adverb · “now” · Strong's G3568
  7. ὃνhon“he whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  8. ἔχειςecheis“you have”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  9. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  10. ἔστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  11. σουsou“your”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  12. ἀνήρ·anēr“husband;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435H
  13. τοῦτοtouto“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  14. ἀληθὲςalēthes“truly”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἀληθής · “true” · Strong's G0227
  15. εἴρηκας.eirēkas“you have spoken.”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 2nd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2046
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)