Luke 9:14
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
( There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.

Young's Literal Translation
for they were about five thousand men. And he said unto his disciples, ‘Cause them to recline in companies, in each fifty;’

King James Bible
For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

Greek
(
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

There were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

about
ὡσεὶ (hōsei)
Adverb
Strong's 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if.

five thousand
πεντακισχίλιοι (pentakischilioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4000: Five thousand. From pentakis and chilioi; five times a thousand.

men.)
ἄνδρες (andres)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

He told
Εἶπεν (Eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

His
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

disciples,
μαθητὰς (mathētas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3101: A learner, disciple, pupil. From manthano; a learner, i.e. Pupil.

“Have them sit down
Κατακλίνατε (Kataklinate)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 2625: From kata and klino; to recline down, i.e. to take a place at table.

in
ἀνὰ (ana)
Adverb
Strong's 303: A primary preposition and adverb; properly, up; but used severally, or at.

groups
κλισίας (klisias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 2828: From a derivative of klino; properly, reclination, i.e., a party at a meal.

of about
ὡσεὶ (hōsei)
Adverb
Strong's 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if.

fifty {each}.”
πεντήκοντα (pentēkonta)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4004: Fifty. Multiplicative of pente; fifty.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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