Mark
Mark 4:1–2
1Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
2And He taught them many things in parables, and in His teaching He said,
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Mark 4:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| again | πάλιν | palin | Adverb | G3825 again, further, on the other hand |
| began | ἤρξατο | ērxato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G756 I begin |
| to teach | διδάσκειν | didaskein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1321 I teach |
| beside | παρὰ | para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| sea | θάλασσαν | thalassan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a large | πλεῖστος | pleistos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Superlative | G4118 the greatest, the most |
| crowd | ὄχλος | ochlos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3793 a crowd |
| gathered | συνάγεται | synagetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4863 I gather together |
| around | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| He | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| got into | ἐμβάντα | embanta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1684 I embark |
| a boat | πλοῖον | ploion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4143 a ship, vessel |
| sat | καθῆσθαι | kathēsthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2521 I sit, am seated |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| while | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| all | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | ὄχλος | ochlos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3793 a crowd |
| crowded | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| along | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| shore | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
Mark 4:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He taught | ἐδίδασκεν | edidasken | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1321 I teach |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| many things | πολλά | polla | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| parables | παραβολαῖς | parabolais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3850 a parable, comparison |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| teaching | διδαχῇ | didachē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1322 teaching, doctrine |
| He said | ἔλεγεν | elegen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Mark 4:1 Mark 2:13 · Luke 5:1–3 · Luke 8:4–10 · Matthew 13:1–15 · Mark 3:7
Mark 4:2 Mark 4:11 · Matthew 13:34–35 · Mark 3:23 · Matthew 13:3 · Psalm 49:4 · Matthew 13:10 · Psalm 78:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.