King James Version

Mark 8:5

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “He was asking” (ἠρώτα) before them here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “He was asking” (ἐπηρώτα) before them here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἠρώταērōtahe askedἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.he askedαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΠόσουςposousHow manyπόσος (posos)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “How many”, the object formG4214how much, how great, how many.This verse uses “how many”.How manyἔχετεechetehave yeἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “have ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.have yeἄρτουςartousbreadἄρτος (artos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “bread”, the object formG740bread, a loaf, food.This verse uses “bread”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲde? Andδέconjunction — “? And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.? Andεἶπανeipanto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “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).they saidἙπτάheptaSevenἑπτάadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “Seven”, the object formG2033seven.Seven

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπηρώταepērōtahe askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he was questioning them, 'How many loaves have ye?' and they said, 'Seven.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he was questioning them, 'How many loaves have ye?' and they said, 'Seven.'

World English Bible

He asked them, “ How many loaves do you have ?” They said, “Seven.”

Darby Translation

And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.

Douay-Rheims

And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? Who said: Seven.

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