Matthew 13:2
Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
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ASV
And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
KJV
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
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20 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| συνήχθησαν | sunēchthēsan | were gathered together | G4863 → |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → |
| ὄχλοι | ochloi | crowds | G3793 → |
| πολλοὶ | polloi | great | G4183 → |
| ὥστε | hōste | so that | G5620 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | He | G846 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| πλοῖον | ploion | a boat | G4143 → |
| ἐμβάντα | embanta | having climbed into | G1684 → |
| καθῆσθαι, | kathēsthai | to sit down, | G2521 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πᾶς | pas | all | G3956 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| ὄχλος | ochlos | crowd | G3793 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 → |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → |
| αἰγιαλὸν | aigialon | shore | G123 → |
| εἱστήκει. | heistēkei | had stood. | G2476 → |
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