John
John 6:10
10“Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have | Ποιήσατε | Poiēsate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| sit down | ἀναπεσεῖν | anapesein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G377 I lie down, recline, fall back upon |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| said | Εἶπεν | Eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Now | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| there was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| plenty of | πολὺς | polys | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| grass | χόρτος | chortos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5528 grass, hay |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| place | τόπῳ | topō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5117 a place |
| so | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| men | ἄνδρες | andres | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| sat down | ἀνέπεσαν | anepesan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G377 I lie down, recline, fall back upon |
| about | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| five thousand | πεντακισχίλιοι | pentakischilioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4000 five thousand |
Cross-references
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Luke 9:14–16 · Matthew 14:18–19 · Mark 8:6–7 · Mark 6:39–41 · Matthew 15:35–36
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.