καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento 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 spakeτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταῖςmathētaisdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the to- or for-formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciplesαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἵναhinalestἵναconjunction — “lest”G2443in order that, so that.lestπλοιάριονploiarionsmall boatπλοιάριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “small boat”, the subject formG4142(a little boat, hence) a boat.προσκαρτερῇproskarterēto continue inπροσκαρτερέω (proskartereō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to continue in”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4342I persist, persevere in, continue steadfast in; I wait upon.αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλονochloncrowdὄχλος (ochlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “crowd”, the object formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.ἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.θλίβωσινthlibōsinto press onθλίβω (thlibō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to press on”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2346(a) I make narrow (strictly: by pressure); I press upon, (b) I persecute, press hard.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,
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American Standard Version (1901)
And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:
Young’s Literal Translation
And he said to his disciples that a little boat may wait on him, because of the multitude, that they may not press upon him,
World English Bible
He spoke to his disciples that a little boat should stay near him because of the crowd, so that they wouldn’t press on him.
Darby Translation
And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.
Douay-Rheims
And he spoke to his disciples that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
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