Mark
Mark 6:38–44
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. 40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.
41Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke the loaves. Then He gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And He divided the two fish among them all.
42They all ate and were satisfied, 43and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
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 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 |
Mark 6:40
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they sat down | ἀνέπεσαν | anepesan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G377 I lie down, recline, fall back upon |
| in groups | πρασιαὶ | prasiai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G4237 a company formed into divisions |
| of | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| hundreds | ἑκατὸν | hekaton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1540 one hundred |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| fifties | πεντήκοντα | pentēkonta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4004 fifty |
Mark 6:41
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taking | λαβὼν | labōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2983 I receive, take |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| five | πέντε | pente | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4002 five |
| loaves | ἄρτους | artous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G740 bread, a loaf, food |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| fish | ἰχθύας | ichthyas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2486 a fish |
| looking up | ἀναβλέψας | anablepsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G308 I look up, recover my sight |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| heaven | οὐρανὸν | ouranon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| spoke a blessing | εὐλόγησεν | eulogēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2127 I bless |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| broke | κατέκλασεν | kateklasen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2622 I break in pieces |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| loaves | ἄρτους | artous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G740 bread, a loaf, food |
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He gave | ἐδίδου | edidou | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| to | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| disciples | μαθηταῖς | mathētais | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| set before | παρατιθῶσιν | paratithōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3908 I set before, serve, entrust to |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He divided | ἐμέρισεν | emerisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3307 I divide, part, share |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| fish | ἰχθύας | ichthyas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2486 a fish |
| among them all | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
Mark 6:42
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| all | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| ate | ἔφαγον | ephagon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5315 I eat |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| were satisfied | ἐχορτάσθησαν | echortasthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G5526 I feed, satisfy |
Mark 6:43
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| picked up | ἦραν | ēran | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G142 I raise, lift up |
| twelve | δώδεκα | dōdeka | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1427 twelve |
| basketfuls | κοφίνων | kophinōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2894 a large basket |
| of broken pieces of bread | κλάσματα | klasmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2801 a fragment |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| fish | ἰχθύων | ichthyōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2486 a fish |
Mark 6:44
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| there were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| five thousand | πεντακισχίλιοι | pentakischilioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4000 five thousand |
| men | ἄνδρες | andres | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| who | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| had eaten | φαγόντες | phagontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5315 I eat |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| loaves | ἄρτους | artous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G740 bread, a loaf, food |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Mark 6:40 Luke 9:14–15
Mark 6:41 Matthew 14:19 · Mark 7:34 · Luke 24:30 · Luke 9:16 · Mark 14:22 · 1 Corinthians 10:31 · 1 Timothy 4:4–5 · John 11:41 · John 6:23 · John 6:11 · Deuteronomy 8:10 · Matthew 26:26
Mark 6:42 Mark 8:8–9 · Luke 9:17 · Matthew 15:37–38 · John 6:12 · Matthew 14:20–21 · 2 Kings 4:42–44
Mark 6:43 Mark 8:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.