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← John 8 · ← verse 3 · verse 5 →

They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

λέγουσινlegousinthey say

Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)

Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT John 8:4 word 1

αὐτῷ,autōto Him,

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT John 8:4 word 2

πειράζοντεςpeirazontestesting

Lemma: πειράζω (peirazō) · Strong's: G3985H

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)

Meaning: to test/tempt: test — πειράζω poët. and late prose form of πειράω, which see, ; [in LXX for נָסָה pi. ; ] ; 1. to make proof of (Hom.). ; 2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6. ; 3.…

Greek editions with this word: Byzantine

Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 16:1, Matthew 19:3, Matthew 22:18, Matthew 22:35, Mark 8:11, Mark 10:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3985H; TFLSJ G3985H; TAGNT John 8:4 word 3

διδάσκαλε,didaskaleTeacher,

Lemma: διδάσκαλος (didaskalos) · Strong's: G1320

Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Singular · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-VSM-T)

Meaning: teacher — διδάσκαλος, -ου, ὁ; (διδάσκω), [in LXX: Est.6:1, 2Ma.1:10 * ; ] ; given as rendering of Heb. רַבִּי ,רַבּוֺן (NT, Ῥαββεί, Ῥαββουνεί which see); a teacher: Jhn.1:39 20:16; of Jewish teachers, Luk.2:46, Jhn.3:10, cf.…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 59 times. Also: Matthew 8:19, Matthew 9:11, Matthew 10:24, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 12:38, Matthew 17:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1320; TFLSJ G1320; TAGNT John 8:4 word 4

αὕτηhautēthis

Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778

Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (D-NSF)

Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT John 8:4 word 5

ἡhē<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (T-NSF)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT John 8:4 word 6

γυνὴgunēwoman

Lemma: γυνή (gunē) · Strong's: G1135G

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (N-NSF)

Meaning: woman — γυνή, -αικός, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אִשָּׁה ; ] ; 1. a woman, married or unmarried: Mat.11:11 14:21, al.; ὕπανδρος γ., Rom.7:2; γ. χήρα, Luk.4:26; in vocat., γύναι implies neither reproof nor severity, but is used frequently…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 14:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1135G; TFLSJ G1135G; TAGNT John 8:4 word 7

κατείληφθηkateilēphthēwas grasped

Lemma: καταλαμβάνω (katalambanō) · Strong's: G2638

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2API-3S)

Meaning: to grasp — κατα-λαμβάνω ; [in LXX for נָשַׂג hi., לָכַד, etc. ; ] ; 1. to lap hold of, seize, appropriate: Mrk.9:18; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.9:24, Php.3:12-13 ; 2. to overtake: as carrel, of διώκω (Field, Notes, 158 f.),…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 15 times. Also: Mark 9:18, John 1:5, John 8:3, John 12:35, Acts 4:13, Acts 10:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2638; TFLSJ G2638; TAGNT John 8:4 word 8

ἐπ᾽ep᾽in

Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT John 8:4 word 9

αὐτοφώρῳautophōrō[the] very act

Lemma: ἐπαυτόφωρος, αὐτόφωρος (epautophōros, autophōros) · Strong's: G1888

Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Masculine (A-DSM)

Meaning: in the very act — αὐτόφωρος, -ον; (αὐτός, φώρ, a thief) [in Sm.: Job.34:11 * ; ] ; prop. with ref. to theft, then generally, in the very act: as freq., neut. dative after ἐπί, Jhn.8:4 (Rec., ἐπαυτοφώρῳ).†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1888; TFLSJ G1888; TAGNT John 8:4 word 10

μοιχευομένη·moicheuomenēcommitting adultery;

Lemma: μοιχεύω (moicheuō) · Strong's: G3431

Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (V-PPP-NSF)

Meaning: to commit adultery — μοιχεύω; (μοιχός), [in LXX: Exo.20:13, Lev.20:10, al. (נָאַף) ; ] ; to commit adultery: absol., Mat.5:27 19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.16:18 18:20, Rom.2:22 13:9, Jas.2:11; with accusative fem., Mat.5:28. Pass., of the woman,…

Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine

Used 15 times. Also: Matthew 5:27, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 5:32, Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, Luke 16:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3431; TFLSJ G3431; TAGNT John 8:4 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[and] said→λέγω G3004G to say
Teacher→διδάσκαλος G1320 teacher
this→οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it
woman→γυνή G1135G woman
was caught→καταλαμβάνω G2638 to grasp
in→ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against
the act→ἐπαυτόφωρος, αὐτόφωρος G1888 in the very act
of adultery→μοιχεύω G3431 to commit adultery

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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