Luke 9:14

KJV1611 – Modern English

For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down in groups of fifty.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἦσαν γὰρ ὡσεὶ ἄνδρες πεντακισχίλιοι. Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ, Κατακλίνατε αὐτοὺς κλισίας ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα.

Transliteration

They ēsan gar hōsei andres pentakischilioi. He eipen de pros his mathētas, Kataklinate them klisias ana pentēkonta.

Grammar Details

• *ēsan*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were
• *gar*: postpositive conjunction - for/because
• *hōsei*: adverb - about/approximately
• *andres*: nominative masculine plural - men
• *pentakischilioi*: numeral - five thousand
• *eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *pros*: preposition with accusative - to/toward
• *mathētas*: accusative masculine plural - disciples/students
• *Kataklinate*: aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural - make sit down/recline
• *klisias*: accusative feminine plural - groups/companies
• *ana*: distributive preposition - by/in groups of
• *pentēkonta*: numeral - fifty

Word Meanings

• *ēsan*: were/existed
• *gar*: for/because/indeed
• *hōsei*: about/approximately/like
• *andres*: men/adult males
• *pentakischilioi*: five thousand
• *eipen*: said/spoke/told
• *de*: but/and/now/then
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *mathētas*: disciples/students/followers
• *Kataklinate*: make sit down/recline/arrange in groups
• *klisias*: groups/companies/dining parties
• *ana*: by/in groups of/each
• *pentēkonta*: fifty

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For about five thousand men were there. But he said to his disciples, 'Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And they were about a fyve thousand men. And he sayde to his disciples: Cause them to syt doune by fyfties in a company.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  (for there were vpon a fyue thousande men) But he sayde vnto his disciples: Cause them to syt downe by fifties in a copany.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For they were about fiue thousand men. Then he sayde to his disciples, Cause them to sit downe by fifties in a company.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And they were about fyue thousande men. And he said to his disciples: Cause the to sit downe by fifties in a companie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, ‹Make them sit down by fifties in a company.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, `Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, Make them sit down in companies, about fifty each.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them be seated in groups, about fifty to a group.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For they were about five thousand men. He said to his disciples, "Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  (Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples,“Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

Referenced Verses

• Mark 6:39-40 : 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by groups on the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.
• Mark 8:6 : 6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground, and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and they set them before the people.
• 1 Cor 14:40 : 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.