Mark 3:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀνεχώρησεν μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὴν θάλασσαν: καὶ πολὺ πλῆθος ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰουδαίας,

Transliteration

And the Iēsous anechōrēsen with the mathētōn of him pros the thalassan: and much plēthos from the Galilaias ēkolouthēsan him, and from the Ioudaias,

Grammar Details

• *Iēsous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus [subject]
• *anechōrēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - withdrew/departed [completed action]
• *mathētōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of disciples [association]
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - toward/to [direction]
• *thalassan*: accusative, feminine, singular - sea [direction]
• *plēthos*: nominative, neuter, singular - multitude/crowd [subject]
• *Galilaias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Galilee [source]
• *ēkolouthēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - followed [completed action]
• *Ioudaias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of Judea [source]

Word Meanings

• *anechōrēsen*: withdrew/departed/went away
• *mathētōn*: disciples/students/followers
• *thalassan*: sea/lake
• *plēthos*: multitude/crowd/great number
• *ēkolouthēsan*: followed/went after/accompanied

Referenced Verses

• Matt 4:25 : 25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
• Luke 6:17 : 17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
• Matt 12:15 : 15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
• Mark 1:39 : 39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.
• Luke 6:12 : 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
• Luke 23:5 : 5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place.
• Matt 10:23 : 23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
• Josh 20:7 : 7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
• Josh 21:32 : 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
• John 7:52 : 52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.
• John 11:53-54 : 53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.
• Acts 17:10 : 10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews.
• Acts 17:14 : 14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.
• Acts 14:5-6 : 5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:
• John 10:39-41 : 39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, 40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
• John 7:41 : 41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?