John 4:14

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὃς δʼ ἂν πίῃ ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος οὗ ἐγὼ δώσω αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ διψήσῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα· ἀλλὰ τὸ ὕδωρ ὃ δώσω αὐτῷ γενήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ πηγὴ ὕδατος ἁλλομένου εἰς ζωὴν αἰώνιον.

Transliteration

Whoever d' an piē ek the hydatos hou egō dōsō autō ou mē dipsēsē eis the aiōna; but the hydōr ho dōsō autō genēsetai en autō pēgē hydatos hallomenou eis zōēn aiōnion.

Grammar Details

*d'*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*an*: conditional particle - ever/if [with subjunctive]
*piē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - drinks/may drink
*ek*: preposition + genitive - from/out of
*hydatos*: genitive neuter singular - water
*hou*: relative pronoun, genitive neuter singular - which
*egō*: nominative 1st singular pronoun - I
*dōsō*: future active indicative, 1st singular - will give
*autō*: dative masculine singular - to him
*ou mē*: emphatic negation - certainly not/never
*dipsēsē*: aorist active subjunctive, 3rd singular - thirst/may thirst
*eis*: preposition + accusative - into/for
*aiōna*: accusative masculine singular - age/eternity
*hydōr*: nominative neuter singular - water
*ho*: relative pronoun, accusative neuter singular - which
*genēsetai*: future middle indicative, 3rd singular - will become
*en*: preposition + dative - in
*pēgē*: nominative feminine singular - spring/fountain
*hallomenou*: present middle participle, genitive neuter singular - springing up/leaping up
*zōēn*: accusative feminine singular - life
*aiōnion*: accusative feminine singular - eternal/everlasting

Word Meanings

*aiōna*: age/eternity/forever
*pēgē*: spring/fountain/source/well
*hallomenou*: springing up/leaping up/bubbling up/gushing
*zōēn*: life/existence
*aiōnion*: eternal/everlasting/endless

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 6:35 : 35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
Isa 49:10 : 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.
Rev 7:16 : 16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
John 6:58 : 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
Eph 1:13-14 : 13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
John 7:38-39 : 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
John 11:26 : 26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
2 Cor 1:22 : 22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
1 John 5:20 : 20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
John 17:2-3 : 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Rom 5:21 : 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 8:16-17 : 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: 17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Eph 4:30 : 30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
1 Pet 1:22 : 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
John 14:16-19 : 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever; 17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. 18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
Matt 25:46 : 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
John 10:10 : 10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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