1{
"verseID": "Mark.4.1",
"source": "¶Καὶ πάλιν ἤρξατο διδάσκειν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν: καὶ συνήχθη πρὸς αὐτὸν ὄχλος πολύς, ὥστε αὐτὸν ἐμβάντα εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, καθῆσθαι ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ· καὶ πᾶς ὁ ὄχλος πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἦν.",
"text": "And *palin* he *ērxato* *didaskein* *para* the *thalassan*: and *synēchthē* *pros* him *ochlos* *polys*, *hōste* him *embanta* into the *ploion*, *kathēsthai* in the *thalassē*; and all the *ochlos* *pros* the *thalassan* *epi* the *gēs* *ēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*palin*": "adverb - again",
"*ērxato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - began",
"*didaskein*": "present active infinitive - to teach",
"*para*": "preposition + accusative - beside/along",
"*thalassan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - sea",
"*synēchthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was gathered",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*ochlos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - crowd",
"*polys*": "nominative, masculine, singular - great/many",
"*hōste*": "conjunction - so that",
"*embanta*": "aorist active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - having entered",
"*ploion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - boat",
"*kathēsthai*": "present middle infinitive - to sit",
"*thalassē*": "dative, feminine, singular - sea",
"*epi*": "preposition + genitive - on/upon",
"*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - land/earth",
"*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was"
},
"variants": {
"*para*": "alongside/beside/near",
"*synēchthē*": "was gathered/assembled/came together",
"*ochlos*": "crowd/multitude/throng",
"*hōste*": "so that/with the result that",
"*kathēsthai*": "to sit/be seated"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Mark.4.2",
"source": "Καὶ ἐδίδασκεν αὐτοὺς ἐν παραβολαῖς πολλά, καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἐν τῇ διδαχῇ αὐτοῦ,",
"text": "And he *edidasken* them in *parabolais* *polla*, and *elegen* to them in the *didachē* of him,",
"grammar": {
"*edidasken*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was teaching",
"*parabolais*": "dative, feminine, plural - parables",
"*polla*": "accusative, neuter, plural - many things",
"*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was saying",
"*didachē*": "dative, feminine, singular - teaching"
},
"variants": {
"*parabolais*": "parables/analogies/comparisons",
"*polla*": "many things/much",
"*didachē*": "teaching/instruction/doctrine"
}
}
3{
"verseID": "Mark.4.3",
"source": "Ἀκούετε· Ἰδού, ἐξῆλθεν ὁ σπείρων τοῦ σπεῖραι:",
"text": "*Akouete*; *Idou*, *exēlthen* the *speirōn* of the *speirai*:",
"grammar": {
"*Akouete*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - listen/hear",
"*Idou*": "aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular - behold/look",
"*exēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - went out",
"*speirōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - sower",
"*speirai*": "aorist active infinitive - to sow"
},
"variants": {
"*Akouete*": "listen/hear/pay attention",
"*Idou*": "behold/look/see",
"*exēlthen*": "went out/departed/came forth",
"*speirōn*": "sower/one who sows",
"*speirai*": "to sow/scatter seed"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Mark.4.4",
"source": "Καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐν τῷ σπείρειν, ὃ μὲν ἔπεσεν παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν, καὶ ἦλθεν τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ κατέφαγεν αὐτό.",
"text": "And *egeneto*, in the *speirein*, *ho men epesen para* the *hodon*, and *ēlthen* the *peteina* of the *ouranou* and *katephagen* it.",
"grammar": {
"*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - it happened/came to pass",
"*speirein*": "present active infinitive - to sow",
"*ho men*": "relative pronoun with particle - some/that which",
"*epesen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - fell",
"*para*": "preposition + accusative - alongside/beside",
"*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - road/path",
"*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came",
"*peteina*": "nominative, neuter, plural - birds",
"*ouranou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - heaven/sky",
"*katephagen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - devoured/ate up"
},
"variants": {
"*egeneto*": "it happened/came to pass/occurred",
"*para*": "beside/along/by",
"*hodon*": "road/path/way",
"*peteina*": "birds/flying creatures",
"*ouranou*": "heaven/sky",
"*katephagen*": "devoured/ate up completely"
}
}