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John 8:4

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And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,	They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.	Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

They say^G3004 unto him^G846, Master^G1320, this^G3778 woman^G1135 was taken^G2638 in adultery^G3431, in the very act^G1888.

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Original Greek

λέγουσιν αὐτῷ, Διδάσκαλε, αὕτη ἡ γυνὴ κατειλήφθη ἐπαυτοφώρῳ μοιχευομένη

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
λέγουσιν	legousin	G3004	V-PAI-3P	They say
αὐτῷ,	autō	G846	P-DSM	unto him
Διδάσκαλε,	Didaskale	G1320	N-VSM	Master
αὕτη	hautē	G3778	D-NSF	this
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	*
γυνὴ	gunē	G1135	N-NSF	woman
κατειλήφθη	kateilēphthē	G2638	V-API-3S	was taken
ἐπαυτοφώρῳ	epautophōrō	G1888	ADV	in the very act
μοιχευομένη	moicheuomenē	G3431	V-PPP-NSF	in adultery

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1135 — γυνή (gynḗ, goo-nay'): a woman, wife, my lady — probably from the base of γίνομαι; a woman; specially, a wife:--wife, woman.
• G1320 — διδάσκαλος (didáskalos, did-as'-kal-os): a teacher — from διδάσκω; an instructor (genitive case or specially):--doctor, master, teacher.
• G1888 — ἐπαυτοφώρῳ (epautophṓrōi, ep-ow-tof-o'-ro): in the very act — from ἐπί and αὐτός and (the dative case singular of) a derivative of (a thief); in theft itself, i.e. (by analogy) in actual crime:--in the very act.
• G2638 — καταλαμβάνω (katalambánō, kat-al-am-ban'-o): I seize tight hold of, overtake, comprehend — from κατά and λαμβάνω; to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively):--apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G3431 — μοιχεύω (moicheúō, moy-khyoo'-o): I commit adultery — from μοιχός; to commit adultery:--commit adultery.
• G3778 — οὗτος (hoûtos, hoo'-tos): this, he, she, it — from the article ὁ and αὐτός; the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated):--he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (4): Leviticus 20:10, Deuteronomy 22:22, Judges 19:3, Matthew 1:19

Related Topics

• Nave’s: ADULTERY, HYPOCRISY, WOMEN

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