King James Version

Mark 6:40

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “by” (κατὰ) before hundreds here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “by” (κατὰ) before fifties here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “each” (ἀνὰ) before hundreds here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “each” (ἀνὰ) before fifties here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἀνέπεσανanepesanthey sat downἀναπίπτω (anapiptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they sat down”, a single actionG377I lie down, recline (at a dinner-table), fall back upon (the breast of another person reclining at dinner).they sat downπρασιαὶprasiaiin ranksπρασιά (prasia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “in ranks”, the subject formG4237a company formed into divisions (like garden-beds).in ranksπρασιαὶprasiaigroupπρασιά (prasia)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “group”, the subject formG4237a company formed into divisions (like garden-beds).κατὰkatabyκατάpreposition — “by”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.byἑκατὸνhekatonhundredsἑκατόνadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “hundreds”, the object formG1540one hundred.hundredsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκατὰkatabyκατάpreposition — “by”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.byπεντήκονταpentēkontafiftiesπεντήκονταadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “fifties”, the object formG4004fifty.fifties

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ἀνὰanabyἀνάpreposition — “by”G303prep. Rare in NT; prop: upwards, up; among, between; in turn; apiece, by; as a prefix: up, to, anew, back.ἀνὰanabyἀνάpreposition — “by”G303prep. Rare in NT; prop: upwards, up; among, between; in turn; apiece, by; as a prefix: up, to, anew, back.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they sat down in squares, by hundreds, and by fifties.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they sat down in squares, by hundreds, and by fifties.

World English Bible

They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

Darby Translation

And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties.

Douay-Rheims

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

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