Luke 5:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God , he stood 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 34:11 : 11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:
Josh 12:3 : 3 And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea on the east, the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under Ashdothpisgah:
Matt 4:18-22 : 18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. 19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. 22 And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him.
Matt 14:34 : 34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
Mark 1:16-20 : 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into 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 forsook their nets, and followed him. 19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. 20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
Mark 3:9 : 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
Mark 5:24 : 24 And Jesus went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
Mark 6:53 : 53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
Luke 8:45 : 45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
Luke 12:1 : 1 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode 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 the violent take it by force.
Deut 3:17 : 17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.

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