John 4:42

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The definite article
τε γυναικὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι οὐκέτι διὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδιά

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Meaning:

* Through * Because * On account of

Preposition that relates to movement through space, time, means or cause - it's a preposition of movement and mediation.

When used with the genitive case, διά emphasizes the means or channel by which something happens.John 1:3Matthew 24:12John 1:32 Timothy 2:10Romans 5:1John 1:17
τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
σὴν λαλιὰν πιστεύομεν· αὐτοὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
γὰρ ἀκηκόαμεν, καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
οἴδαμεν ὅτι οὗτόςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

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Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
ἀληθῶς plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
σωτὴρ τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
κόσμου.
ESV
They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Savior of the world.”
NIV
They said to the woman, “We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.”
NLT
Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not just because of what you told us, but because we have heard him ourselves. Now we know that he is indeed the Savior of the world.”
KJV
And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

John 4:41 ← John 4:42 → John 4:43

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