Luke 9:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when the day began to wear away, then came the twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.”
Luke 9:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 9:1232 words
ἩHēthe
δὲdeand / but
ἡμέραhēmeraage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἤρξατοērxatoreign
(rule) over
κλίνεινklineinbow (down), be far spent, lay
προσελθόντεςproselthontes(as soon as he) come (unto), come thereunt…
δὲdeand / but
οἱhoithe
δώδεκαdōdekatwelve
εἶπανeipansay
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ἈπόλυσονApolyson(let) depart, dismiss, divorce
τὸνtonthe
ὄχλονochloncompany, multitude, number (of people)
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
πορευθέντεςporeuthentesdepart, go (away, forth
εἰςeisinto / to
τὰςtasthe
κύκλῳkyklōround about
κώμαςkōmastown, village
καὶkaiand / also
ἀγροὺςagrouscountry, farm, piece of ground
καταλύσωσινkatalysōsindestroy, dissolve, be guest
καὶkaiand / also
εὕρωσινheurōsinfind, get, obtain
ἐπισιτισμόνepisitismonvictuals
ὅτιhotithat / because
ὧδεhōdehere, hither, (in) this place
ἐνenabout, after, against
ἐρήμῳerēmōdesert, desolate, solitary
τόπῳtopōcoast, licence, place
ἐσμένesmenam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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