Mark

Mark 6:37–39

³⁷But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.”

They asked Him, “Should we go out and spend two hundred denarii^f to give all of them bread to eat?”

³⁸“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them.

And after checking, they said, “Five — and two fish.”

³⁹Then Jesus directed them to have the people sit in groups on the green grass.

Footnotes

f 6:37 A denarius was customarily a day’s wage for a laborer; see Matthew 20:2|MAT 20:2.

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Mark 6:37

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
told	ἀποκριθεὶς	apokritheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G611 I answer, reply
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
You	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
give	Δότε	Dote	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1325 I offer, give
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to eat	φαγεῖν	phagein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5315 I eat
They asked	λέγουσιν	legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
Him	αὐτῷ	autō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Should we go out	Ἀπελθόντες	Apelthontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G565 I come or go away from, depart, return
spend	ἀγοράσωμεν	agorasōmen	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G59 I buy
two hundred	διακοσίων	diakosiōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1250 two hundred
denarii	δηναρίων	dēnariōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1220 a denarius
to give	δώσομεν	dōsomen	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1325 I offer, give
all of them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
bread	ἄρτους	artous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G740 bread, a loaf, food
to eat	φαγεῖν	phagein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5315 I eat

Mark 6:38

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	ὑπάγετε	hypagete	Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G5217 I go away, depart
see	ἴδετε	idete	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
how many	Πόσους	Posous	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4214 how much, how great, how many
loaves	ἄρτους	artous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G740 bread, a loaf, food
you have	ἔχετε	echete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
He told	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
And	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
after checking	γνόντες	gnontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1097 I come to know, learn, realize
they said	λέγουσιν	legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak
Five	Πέντε	Pente	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4002 five
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
fish	ἰχθύας	ichthyas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2486 a fish

Mark 6:39

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	Καὶ	Kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
directed	ἐπέταξεν	epetaxen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2004 I give order, command
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
to have	ἀνακλῖναι	anaklinai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G347 I make to recline, I recline at a table
in groups	συμπόσια	symposia	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4849 a drinking party, festive company
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
green	χλωρῷ	chlōrō	Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular	G5515 green, pale
grass	χόρτῳ	chortō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5528 grass, hay

Cross-references

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Mark 6:37 2 Kings 4:42–44 · Numbers 11:13 · Matthew 14:16 · Mark 8:2–3 · Matthew 15:32–33 · Luke 9:13 · John 6:4–10 · 2 Kings 7:2 · Numbers 11:21–23

Mark 6:38 Matthew 15:34 · Mark 8:5 · John 6:9 · Luke 9:13 · Matthew 14:17–18

Mark 6:39 1 Corinthians 14:33 · Matthew 15:35 · 1 Corinthians 14:40

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.