G4798

• {"n":"John 4:9","s":"Have no dealings with. A rare verb, and it may mean do not share vessels.","u":"https:\/\/jayms.com\/bible-study-tools-2\/bible-translation-differences\/#id=john-4-9","r":"John 4:9","b":[{"l":"How modern translations read it","t":"Versions read have no dealings with, do not associate with, or do not share things in common with."},{"l":"First, in plain English","t":"A single-occurrence word is a word with no witnesses. You guess from the sentence and from whatever else the culture has left behind."},{"l":"What you are seeing","t":"Sugchraomai occurs only here in the New Testament. The narrower reading is that Jews would not use vessels in common with Samaritans, which fits the scene exactly, since the dispute is about a drinking vessel."},{"l":"Why translators split","t":"There's no English verb for ritual non-sharing of utensils, so every rendering generalises to social avoidance, and the point about the cup is lost."},{"l":"The rule to carry away","t":"When a rare word sits in a clause explaining a scene, read it against the scene. The narrative is usually the best evidence available."},{"l":"Choosing between them","t":"Do not associate with is the majority modern rendering; the narrower vessel reading appears in footnotes and commentaries."},{"l":"The word","t":"\u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03c1\u03ac\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9 sugchraomai \u00b7 G4798"}],"src":["Only occurrence in the New Testament","Mishnaic rules on Samaritan vessels","The clause may be the narrator's aside rather than the woman's words"]}