Matthew

Matthew 14:16–17

¹⁶“They do not need to go away,” Jesus replied. “You give them something to eat.”

¹⁷“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They do	ἔχουσιν	echousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
not	Οὐ	Ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
need	χρείαν	chreian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5532 need, necessity, business
to go away	ἀπελθεῖν	apelthein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G565 I come or go away from, depart, return
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
replied	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
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

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We have	ἔχομεν	echomen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2192 I have, hold, possess
here	ὧδε	hōde	Adverb	G5602 here
only	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
five	πέντε	pente	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4002 five
loaves of bread	ἄρτους	artous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G740 bread, a loaf, food
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
they answered	λέγουσιν	legousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3004 I say, speak

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Matthew 14:16 2 Kings 4:42–44 · 2 Corinthians 8:2–3 · Ecclesiastes 11:2 · John 13:29 · Proverbs 11:24

Matthew 14:17 Luke 9:13 · Matthew 15:33–34 · Mark 6:37–38 · John 6:5–9 · Mark 8:4–5 · Matthew 16:9 · Psalm 78:19–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.