Luke 5:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now it came to pass, while the multitude pressed upon him and heard the word of God, that he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐγένετο δὲ, ἐν τῷ τὸν ὄχλον ἐπικεῖσθαι αὐτῷ τοῦ ἀκούειν τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ἑστὼς παρὰ τὴν λίμνην Γεννησαρέτ,

Transliteration

Egeneto de, in the the ochlon epikesthai him of the akouein the logon of the Theou, and he ēn hestos para the limnēn Gennēsaret,

Grammar Details

*Egeneto*: aorist, 3rd singular - happened/came to pass
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*ochlon*: accusative, masculine, singular - crowd/multitude
*epikesthai*: present infinitive, middle - press upon/crowd around
*akouein*: present infinitive, active - to hear/listen to
*logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - word/message
*Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
*ēn*: imperfect, 3rd singular - was [continuous]
*hestos*: perfect participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - standing
*para*: preposition + accusative - beside/by/near
*limnēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - lake
*Gennēsaret*: proper noun, indeclinable - Gennesaret

Word Meanings

*Egeneto*: happened/came to pass/occurred
*de*: and/but/now/then
*epikesthai*: press upon/crowd around/urge
*logon*: word/message/account
*hestos*: standing/having stood
*para*: beside/by/near/alongside

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Num 34:11 : 11 and the border shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall go down, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward;
Josh 12:3 : 3 and the Arabah unto the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and unto the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth-jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
Matt 4:18-22 : 18 And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brethren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left the nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence he saw two other brethren, James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they straightway left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Matt 14:34 : 34 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret.
Mark 1:16-20 : 16 And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net in the sea; for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. 18 And straightway they left the nets, and followed him. 19 And going on a little further, he saw James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the boat mending the nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
Mark 3:9 : 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:
Mark 5:24 : 24 And he went with him; and a great multitude followed him, and they thronged him.
Mark 6:53 : 53 And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
Luke 8:45 : 45 And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press thee and crush [thee].
Luke 12:1 : 1 In the mean time, when the many thousands of the multitude were gathered together, insomuch that they trod one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Matt 11:12 : 12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.
Deut 3:17 : 17 the Arabah also, and the Jordan and the border [thereof], from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah eastward.

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