Matthew 15:38 Go deeper
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And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οἱhoiThose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 1
δὲdethen
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 2
ἐσθίοντεςesthionteseating
Lemma: ἐσθίω (esthiō) · Strong's: G2068
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to eat — ἐσθίω, and (poet, and late prose) ἔσθω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אכל ; ] ; to eat; (a) absol.: Mat.14:20, 21 Mrk.6:31, Jhn.4:31, al.; ἐν τ. φαγεῖν (on this aor. form, see M, Pr., 111), 1Co.11:21; διδόναι φαγεῖν, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 65 times. Also: Matthew 9:11, Matthew 11:18, Matthew 11:19, Matthew 12:1, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2068; TFLSJ G2068; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 3
ἦσανēsanwere
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 4
τετρακισχίλιοιtetrakischilioifour thousand
Lemma: τετρακισχίλιοι (tetrakischilioi) · Strong's: G5070
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: four thousand — τετρακισ-χίλιοι, -αι, -α ; four thousand: Mat.15:38 16:10, Mrk.8:9, 20, Act.21:38.†; (AS)
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Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 16:10, Mark 8:9, Mark 8:20, Acts 21:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5070; TFLSJ G5070; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 5
ἄνδρεςandresmen
Lemma: ἀνήρ (anēr) · Strong's: G0435G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: man — ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, frequently אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc. ; ] ; a man, Lat. vir. ; 1. As opposite to a woman, Act.8:12, 1Ti.2:12; as a husband, Mat.1:16, Jhn.4:16, Rom.7:2, Tit.1:6. ; 2. As…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 162 times. Also: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 14:35, Mark 6:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0435G; TFLSJ G0435G; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 6
χωρὶςchōrisbesides
Lemma: χωρίς (chōris) · Strong's: G5565
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: without — χωρίς ; adv., ; 1. separately, apart: Jhn.20:7. ; 2. As prep., with genitive, ; (a) separate from, apart from, without (practically equiv. to ἄνευ; see Field, Notes, 103): Mat.13:34, Mrk.4:34, Luk.6:49, Jhn.1:3 15:5,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 40 times. Also: Matthew 13:34, Matthew 14:21, Mark 4:34, Luke 6:49, John 1:3, John 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5565; TFLSJ G5565; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 7
γυναικῶνgunaikōnwomen
Lemma: γυνή (gunē) · Strong's: G1135G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Feminine (N-GPF)
Meaning: woman — γυνή, -αικός, ἡ, ; [in LXX for אִשָּׁה ; ] ; 1. a woman, married or unmarried: Mat.11:11 14:21, al.; ὕπανδρος γ., Rom.7:2; γ. χήρα, Luk.4:26; in vocat., γύναι implies neither reproof nor severity, but is used frequently…
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Used 123 times. Also: Matthew 5:28, Matthew 9:20, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 11:11, Matthew 13:33, Matthew 14:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1135G; TFLSJ G1135G; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 8
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 9
παιδίων.¶paidiōnchildren.
Lemma: παιδίον (paidion) · Strong's: G3813
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (N-GPN)
Meaning: child — παιδίον, -ου, τό dimin, of παῖς, ; [in LXX chiefly for יֶלֶד, also for נַעַר, בֵּן, etc., frequently in To in ref. to full-grown youth ; ] ; a young child, a little one: Mat.2:8-9, 11, ff., Luk.1:59, 66 1:76, 80 2:17,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 52 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3813; TFLSJ G3813; TAGNT Matthew 15:38 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| A total of | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| . . . | → | δέ G1161 then |
| four thousand | → | τετρακισχίλιοι G5070 four thousand |
| men | → | ἀνήρ G0435G man |
| were | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| fed | → | ἐσθίω G2068 to eat |
| besides | → | χωρίς G5565 without |
| women | → | γυνή G1135G woman |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| children | → | παιδίον G3813 child |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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