Matthew 15:39

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he sent away the multitudes, and entered into the boat, and came into the borders of Magadan.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἀπολύσας τοὺς ὄχλους, ἐνέβη εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὰ ὅρια Μαγδαλά.

Transliteration

And apolusas the ochlous, he enebē into the ploion, and ēlthen into the horia of Magdala.

Grammar Details

*Kai*: conjunction - and
*apolusas*: aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent away
*tous ochlous*: accusative, masculine, plural - the crowds
*enebē*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he embarked
*eis*: preposition + accusative - into
*to ploion*: accusative, neuter, singular - the boat
*kai*: conjunction - and
*ēlthen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he came
*ta horia*: accusative, neuter, plural - the regions/borders
*Magdala*: genitive, neuter, singular - of Magdala

Word Meanings

*apolusas*: having sent away/dismissed/released
*ochlous*: crowds/multitudes/throngs
*enebē*: embarked/got into/entered
*ploion*: boat/ship/vessel
*ēlthen*: came/went
*horia*: regions/borders/territories

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Mark 8:10 : 10 And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
Matt 14:22 : 22 And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Mark 8:9-10
2 verses
82%
9And they were about four thousand: and he sent them away.
10And straightway he entered into the boat with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
Matt 14:21-23
3 verses
80%
21And they that did eat were about five thousand men, besides women and children.
22And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.
23And after he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into the mountain apart to pray: and when even was come, he was there alone.
Mark 4:35-36
2 verses
79%
35And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side.
36And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
Mark 8:13
78%
13And he left them, and again entering into [the boat] departed to the other side.
Matt 15:29
77%
29And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
Matt 8:18
77%
18Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Mark 6:45-47
3 verses
77%
45And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before [him] unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.
46And after he had taken leave of them, he departed into the mountain to pray.
47And when even was come, the boat was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
Matt 14:13-15
3 verses
77%
13Now when Jesus heard [it], he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard [thereof], they followed him on foot from the cities.
14And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
15And when even was come, the disciples came to him, saying, The place is desert, and the time is already past; send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food.
Luke 8:22
76%
22Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.
Matt 15:38
76%
38And they that did eat were four thousand men, besides women and children.
Matt 13:2
76%
2And there were gathered unto him great multitudes, so that he entered into a boat, and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
Matt 14:34
75%
34And when they had crossed over, they came to the land, unto Gennesaret.
Luke 8:37
75%
37And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them, for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned.
Mark 3:7-9
3 verses
75%
7And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed; {G846} and from Judaea,
8and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyond the Jordan, and about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him.
9And he spake to his disciples, that a little boat should wait on him because of the crowd, lest they should throng him:
Mark 6:32-33
2 verses
75%
32And they went away in the boat to a desert place apart.
33And [the people] saw them going, and many knew [them], and they ran together there on foot from all the cities, and outwent them.
Mark 6:53-54
2 verses
74%
53And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.
54And when they were come out of the boat, straightway [the people] knew him,
Mark 5:21
74%
21And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea.
Mark 2:13
74%
13And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.
Luke 5:2-3
2 verses
74%
2and he saw two boats standing by the lake: but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing their nets.
3And he entered into one of the boats, which was Simon's, and asked him to put out a little from the land. And he sat down and taught the multitudes out of the boat.
John 6:16-17
2 verses
73%
16And when evening came, his disciples went down unto the sea;
17and they entered into a boat, and were going over the sea unto Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them.
Matt 19:2
73%
2and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
Mark 4:1
73%
1And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.
Matt 9:1
73%
1And he entered into a boat, and crossed over, and came into his own city.
Luke 9:12
73%
12And the day began to wear away; and the twelve came, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages and country round about, and lodge, and get provisions: for we are here in a desert place.
Luke 4:42
73%
42And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.
Matt 8:23
72%
23And when he was entered into a boat, his disciples followed him.
John 6:21-22
2 verses
72%
21They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.
22On the morrow the multitude that stood on the other side of the sea saw that there was no other boat there, save {G3361} {G1565} one, and that Jesus entered not with his disciples into the boat, but [that] his disciples went away alone
Matt 8:34
72%
34And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart from their borders.
Luke 6:17
72%
17and he came down with them, and stood on a level place, and a great multitude of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
Mark 5:1
72%
1And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.
Matt 15:35-36
2 verses
72%
35And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
36and he took the seven loaves and the fishes; and he gave thanks and brake, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
Matt 8:1
72%
1And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Matt 4:25
71%
25And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and [from] beyond the Jordan.
Mark 1:38
71%
38And he saith unto them, Let us go elsewhere into the next towns, that I may preach there also; for to this end came I forth.