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John 8

John 8:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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They say
lego (Greek #3004)
properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
KJV usage: ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
Pronounce: leg'-o
Origin: a primary verb
unto him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: 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 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, Master
didaskalos (Greek #1320)
an instructor (genitive case or specially)
KJV usage: doctor, master, teacher.
Pronounce: did-as'-kal-os
Origin: from 1321
, this
houtos (Greek #3778)
the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)
KJV usage: he (it was that), hereof, it, she, such as, the same, these, they, this (man, same, woman), which, who.
Pronounce: hoo'-tos
Origin: οὗτοι (hoo'-toy), nominative feminine singular αὕτη (how'-tay), and nominative feminine plural αὕται (how'-tahee) from the article 3588 and 846
woman
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
gune (Greek #1135)
a woman; specially, a wife
KJV usage: wife, woman.
Pronounce: goo-nay'
Origin: probably from the base of 1096
was taken
katalambano (Greek #2638)
to take eagerly, i.e. seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: apprehend, attain, come upon, comprehend, find, obtain, perceive, (over-)take.
Pronounce: kat-al-am-ban'-o
Origin: from 2596 and 2983
in adultery
moicheuo (Greek #3431)
to commit adultery
KJV usage: commit adultery.
Pronounce: moy-khyoo'-o
Origin: from 3432
, in the very act
epautophoroi (Greek #1888)
in theft itself, i.e. (by analogy) in actual crime
KJV usage: in the very act.
Pronounce: ep-ow-tof-o'-ro
Origin: from 1909 and 846 and (the dative case singular of) a derivative of φώρ (a thief)
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Ministry on This Verse

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John 8:4• 4They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. (John 8:4)
• Her they brought in the hope, not only of perplexing, but of finding ground of accusation against, the Lord. (“John 8” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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they say to him, Teacher, this woman has been taken in the very act, committing adultery.

W. Kelly Translation

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they say to him, Teacher, this woman was taken in the very act of adultery.