Mark

Mark 6:39–40

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.

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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

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.