Mark 3:32

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And a multitude was sitting about him; and they say unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἐκάθητο ὄχλος περὶ αὐτόν, εἶπον δὲ αὐτῷ, Ἰδού, ἡ μήτηρ σου καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοί σου ἔξω ζητοῦσίν σε.

Transliteration

And ekathēto ochlos around him, they eipon de to him, Idou, the mētēr of you and the adelphoi of you exō zētousin you.

Grammar Details

*ekathēto*: imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - was sitting [continuous past action]
*ochlos*: nominative, masculine, singular - crowd [subject]
*eipon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - said [completed action]
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but [contrast]
*Idou*: aorist middle imperative, 2nd singular - behold/look/see [command]
*mētēr*: nominative, feminine, singular - mother [subject]
*adelphoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - brothers [subject]
*exō*: adverb - outside/without
*zētousin*: present active indicative, 3rd plural - are seeking/looking for [ongoing action]

Word Meanings

*ekathēto*: was sitting/seated/staying
*ochlos*: crowd/multitude/throng
*eipon*: said/told/spoke
*Idou*: behold/look/see
*mētēr*: mother/parent
*adelphoi*: brothers/siblings/relatives
*exō*: outside/without/beyond
*zētousin*: are seeking/looking for/searching for

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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