Joh 4:12 | RWP | e4.org | Art thou ( Μη συ ε ). Expecting a negative answer. Greater than our father Jacob ( μειζων ε του πατρος ημων Ιακωβ ). Ablative case πατρος after the comparative adjective μειζων (positive μεγας ). The Samaritans claimed descent from Jacob through Joseph (tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh). Cattle ( θρεμματα ). Old word from τρεφω , to nourish, nursling, child, flock, cattle. Only here in N.T.

‏ John 4:12

Art thou ( Μη συ ε ). Expecting a negative answer.

Greater than our father Jacob ( μειζων ε του πατρος ημων Ιακωβ ). Ablative case πατρος after the comparative adjective μειζων (positive μεγας ). The Samaritans claimed descent from Jacob through Joseph (tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh).

Cattle ( θρεμματα ). Old word from τρεφω, to nourish, nursling, child, flock, cattle. Only here in N.T.