John 4:8
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For his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats.

John 2:2
And Jesus also was invited, and his disciples, to the marriage.

John 4:5
He cometh therefore to a city of Samaria, which is called Sichar, near the land which Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

John 4:7
There cometh a woman of Samaria, to draw water. Jesus saith to her: Give me to drink.

John 4:27
And immediately his disciples came. And they wondered that he talked with the woman. Yet no man said: What seekest thou? Or: Why talkest thou with her?

John 4:39
Now of that city many of the Samaritans believed in him, for the word of the woman giving testimony: He told me all things whatsoever I have done.

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For his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats.

to buy.

John 6:5-7 When Jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes and seen that a very great multitude cometh to him, he said to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? . . .

Luke 9:13 But he said to them: Give you them to eat. And they said: We have no more than five loaves and two fishes; unless perhaps, we should go and buy food for all this multitude.

Context
Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
7There cometh a woman of Samaria, to draw water. Jesus saith to her: Give me to drink. 8For his disciples were gone into the city to buy meats. 9Then that Samaritan woman saith to him: How dost thou, being a Jew; ask of me to drink, who am a Samaritan woman? For the Jews do not communicate with the Samaritans.…
Lexicon
(
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples
μαθηταὶ (mathētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

had gone
ἀπεληλύθεισαν (apelēlytheisan)
Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

town
πόλιν (polin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

to
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

buy
ἀγοράσωσιν (agorasōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 59: To buy. From agora; properly, to go to market, i.e. to purchase; specially, to redeem.

food.)
τροφὰς (trophas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 5160: Food, nourishment, maintenance. From trepho; nourishment; by implication, rations.


Additional Translations
(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

For His disciples had gone away into the city, that they might buy food.

(For his disciples were gone away to the city to buy meat.)

For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.

(for his disciples had gone away into the city that they might buy provisions).

For his disciples were gone away into the city to buy food.

(For his disciples had gone to the city to buy provisions.)

for His disciples were gone to the town to buy provisions.

For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.

for his disciples were gone away to the city, that they may buy victuals;
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