In Matthew 15 of Matthew .
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ·) before From where here.
καὶ kai And καὶ kai And καί conjunction — “And” G2532 and, even, also, namely. This verse uses “and”. And λέγουσιν legousin say λέγουσιν legousin say λέγω (legō) verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “say”, an ongoing or repeated action G3004 (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”. say αὐτῷ autō unto him αὐτῷ autō unto him αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. unto him οἱ hoi the οἱ hoi the ὁ (ho) article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject form G3588 the, the definite article. μαθηταί· mathētai disciple μαθηταί mathētai disciple μαθητής (mathētēs) noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject form G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil. This verse uses “disciple”. Πόθεν pothen Whence Πόθεν pothen Whence πόθεν adverb — “Whence” G4159 whence, from what place. Whence ἡμῖν hēmin I ἡμῖν hēmin I ἐγώ (egṓ) personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-form G1473 I, the first-person pronoun. Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ). should we ἐν en in ἐν en in ἐν preposition — “in” G1722 in, on, among. in ἐρημίᾳ erēmia wilderness ἐρημίᾳ erēmia wilderness ἐρημία noun, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-form G2047 a desert place, desert, uninhabited region. the wilderness ἄρτοι artoi bread ἄρτοι artoi bread ἄρτος (artos) noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “bread”, the subject form G740 bread, a loaf, food. This verse uses “bread”. τοσοῦτοι tosoutoi so great τοσοῦτοι tosoutoi so great τοσοῦτος (tosoutos) demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “so great”, the subject form G5118 so great, so large, so long, so many. so great ὥστε hōste so ὥστε hōste so ὥστε conjunction — “so” G5620 so that, therefore, so then, so as to. χορτάσαι chortasai to feed χορτάσαι chortasai to feed χορτάζω (chortazō) verb, aorist active infinitive — “to feed”, a single action G5526 I feed, satisfy, fatten. This verse uses “feed”. ὄχλον ochlon a multitude ὄχλον ochlon a multitude ὄχλος (ochlos) noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a multitude”, the object form G3793 a crowd, mob, the common people. a multitude τοσοῦτον; tosouton so great τοσοῦτον tosouton so great τοσοῦτος (tosoutos) demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “so great”, the object form G5118 so great, so large, so long, so many. Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
αὐτοῦ· autou his αὐτοῦ autou his αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
And his disciples say to him, 'Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?'
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American Standard Version (1901) And the disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so many loaves in a desert place as to fill so great a multitude?
Young’s Literal Translation And his disciples say to him, 'Whence to us, in a wilderness, so many loaves, as to fill so great a multitude?'
World English Bible The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
Darby Translation And his disciples say to him, Whence should we have so many loaves in [the] wilderness as to satisfy so great a crowd?
Douay-Rheims And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude?
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