and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.John 8:4
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)
λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, διδάσκαλε, αὕτη ἡ γυνὴ ἐπ᾽ αὐτοφώρῳ μοιχευομένη·
- λέγουσινlegousin“they say”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- αὐτῷ,autō“to Him,”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- διδάσκαλε,didaskale“Teacher,”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from διδάσκαλος · “teacher” · Strong's G1320
- αὕτηhautē“this”Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἡhē“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- γυνὴgunē“woman”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
- ἐπ᾽ep᾽“in”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- αὐτοφώρῳautophōrō“[the] very act”Adjective, dative, singular, masculine · from ἐπαυτόφωρος, αὐτόφωρος · “in the very act” · Strong's G1888
- μοιχευομένη·moicheuomenē“committing adultery;”Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from μοιχεύω · “to commit adultery” · Strong's G3431
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)