KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what John 8:6 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.”
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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| “This” | τοῦτο | That thing | This |
| “they said,” | ἔλεγον | Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean | said |
| “tempting” | πειράζοντες | To test (objectively), i.e., endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline | tempting |
| “him,” | αὐτόν | 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 |
| “that” | ἵνα | In order that (denoting the purpose or the result) | that |
| “they might have” | ἔχωσιν | To hold (used in very various applications, literally or figuratively, direct or remote; such as possession; ability, contiuity, relation, or condition) | might |
| “to accuse” | κατηγορεῖν | To be a plaintiff, i.e., to charge with some offence | accuse |
| “him.” | αὐτοῦ | 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 |
| “But” | δὲ | But, and, etc | But |
| “Jesus” | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites | Jesus |
| “stooped” | κύψας | To bend forward | stooped |
| “down,” | κάτω | Downwards | down |
| “and with” | τῷ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | and with |
| “his” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) | ||
| “finger” | δακτύλῳ | A finger | finger |
| “wrote” | ἔγραφεν | To "grave", especially to write; figuratively, to describe | wrote |
| “on” | εἰς | To or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases | on |
| “the” | τὴν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “ground,” | γῆν | Soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application) | ground |
| “as though he heard them” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) | ||
| “not.” | (No Greek definition. English implied.) |
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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?
6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.
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