KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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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,”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Greek Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And” | δὲ | But, and, etc | And |
| “the” | οἱ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “scribes” | γραμματεῖς | A professional writer | scribes |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “Pharisees” | Φαρισαῖοι | A separatist, i.e., exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e., Jewish sectary | Pharisees |
| “brought” | ἄγουσιν | Properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce | brought |
| “unto” | πρὸς | A preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated) | unto |
| “him” | αὐτὸν | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | him |
| “a woman” | γυναῖκα | A woman; specially, a wife | woman |
| “taken” | κατειλημμένην | To take eagerly, i.e., seize, possess, etc. (literally or figuratively) | taken |
| “in” | ἐν | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | in |
| “adultery;” | μοιχείᾳ | Adultery | adultery |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “when they had set” | στήσαντες | To stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively) | set |
| “her” | αὐτὴν | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | her |
| “in” | ἐν | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc | in |
| “the midst,” | μέσῳ | Middle (as an adjective or (neuter) noun) | midst |
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1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.
2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them.
3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,
4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?
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