King James Version

Mark 8:2

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “days” (ἡμέραι) before three here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “days” (ἡμέρας) before three here.

ΣπλαγχνίζομαιsplanchnizomaiI have compassionσπλαγχνίζομαιverb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “I have compassion”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4697I feel compassion, have pity on, am moved.I have compassionἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄχλονochlonmultitudeὄχλος (ochlos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “multitude”, the object formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the multitudeὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseἤδηēdēnowἤδηadverb — “now”G2235already; now at length, now after all this waiting.This verse uses “now”.nowἡμέραιhēmeraidaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “days”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “three”, the subject formG5140three.προσμένουσίνprosmenousinto remainπροσμένω (prosmenō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to remain”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4357I remain; I abide in, remain in, persist in, adhere to.This verse uses “remain”.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐκouknothingοὐ (ou)adverb — “nothing”G3756no, not.nothingἔχουσινechousinto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.φάγωσινphagōsinto eatἐσθίω (esthíō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “to eat”, a single actionG2068I eat, partake of food; met: I devour, consume (e.g. as rust does).Strong’s files this form under G5315 (φάγω, eat).to eat

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ἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “days”, the subject formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they do continue with me, and they have not what they may eat;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat:

Young’s Literal Translation

'I have compassion upon the multitude, because now three days they do continue with me, and they have not what they may eat;

World English Bible

“ I have compassion on the multitude , because they have stayed with me now three days and have nothing to eat .

Darby Translation

I have compassion on the crowd, because they have stayed with me already three days and they have not anything they can eat,

Douay-Rheims

I have compassion on the multitude, for behold they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat.

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