King James Version

Luke 9:14

For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

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ἦσανēsanthey wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.they wereγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ὡσεὶhōseiaboutὡσείadverb — “about”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.This verse uses “about”.aboutἄνδρεςandresmenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “men”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.menπεντακισχίλιοιpentakischilioifive thousandπεντακισχίλιοιadjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “five thousand”, the subject formG4000five thousand.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μαθητὰςmathētasdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΚατακλίνατεkataklinatesit downκατακλίνω (kataklinō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “sit down”, a single actionG2625I cause to recline at table; mid. and pass: I recline at table.sit downαὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.κλισίαςklisiasin a companyκλισία (klisia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “in a company”, the object formG2828properly: a dining couch; hence: a group of diners.in a companyὡσεὶhōseilikeὡσείadverb — “like”G5616as if, as it were, like; with numbers: about.This verse uses “like”.ἀνὰanaeachἀνάadverb — “each”G303prep. Rare in NT; prop: upwards, up; among, between; in turn; apiece, by; as a prefix: up, to, anew, back.This verse uses “each”.πεντήκονταpentēkontafiftyπεντήκονταadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “fifty”, the object formG4004fifty.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

Young’s Literal Translation

for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, 'Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

World English Bible

For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, “ Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each .”

Darby Translation

for they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in companies by fifties.

Douay-Rheims

Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

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