John 4:40

So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
John 4:40
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Original language (Greek)

ὡς οὖν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν οἱ Σαμαρῖται, ἠρώτων αὐτὸν μεῖναι παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς. καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ δύο ἡμέρας.

  1. ὡςhōs“When”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ἦλθονēlthon“came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  4. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  5. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. Σαμαρῖται,Samaritai“Samaritans,”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from Σαμαρείτης · “Samaritan” · Strong's G4541
  8. ἠρώτωνērōtōn“they were asking”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐρωτάω · “to ask” · Strong's G2065
  9. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. μεῖναιmeinai“to abide”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  11. παρ᾽par᾽“with”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  12. αὐτοῖς.autois“them.”
    Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. ἔμεινενemeinen“He stayed”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from μένω · “to stay” · Strong's G3306
  15. ἐκεῖekei“there”
    Adverb · “there” · Strong's G1563
  16. δύοduo“two”
    Adjective, number · “two” · Strong's G1417
  17. ἡμέρας.hēmeras“days.”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)