King James Version
Matthew 13:2 in the King James Version says “And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stoo...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 13 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.”
Matthew 13:2 · KJV
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.
And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up:
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“were gathered together”
G4863to lead together, i.e., collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably)
“unto”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“multitude”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“great”
G4183(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
“so that”
G5620so too, i.e., thus therefore (in various relations of consecution, as follow)
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“and sat”
G2521and ???? (to sit; akin to the base of g1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“multitude”
G3793a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
“on”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“stood”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
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