John 4:42

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
John 4:42
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Original language (Greek)

τῇ τε γυναικὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι οὐκέτι διὰ τὴν σὴν λαλιὰν πιστεύομεν· αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀκηκόαμεν καὶ οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ἀληθῶς ὁ σωτὴρ τοῦ κόσμου

  1. τῇtēa“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. τεte“and”
    Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
  3. γυναικὶgunaiki“to the woman”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  4. ἔλεγονelegon“they were saying”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  5. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  6. οὐκέτιouketi“no longer”
    Particle, negative + Adverb · from οὐ · “no + ἔτι=still” · Strong's G3756
  7. διὰdia“because of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  8. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. σὴνsēn“your”
    Possessive pronoun, 2nd person · from σός · “your” · Strong's G4771
  10. λαλιὰνlalian“speech”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from λαλιά · “speech” · Strong's G2981
  11. πιστεύομεν·pisteuomen“we believe;”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
  12. αὐτοὶautoi“we ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  14. ἀκηκόαμενakēkoamen“have heard”
    Verb, 2nd perfect, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. οἴδαμενoidamen“we know”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  17. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  18. οὗτόςhoutos“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  19. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  20. ἀληθῶςalēthōs“truly”
    Adverb · “truly” · Strong's G0230
  21. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. σωτὴρsōtēr“Savior”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from σωτήρ · “savior” · Strong's G4990
  23. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. κόσμουkosmou“world”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κόσμος · “world” · Strong's G2889
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)