KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Luke 9:17 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | And |
| “they did eat,” | ἔφαγον | To eat (literally or figuratively) | did eat |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “were” | ἐχορτάσθησαν | To fodder, i.e., (generally) to gorge (supply food in abundance) | were |
| “all” | πάντες | All, any, every, the whole | all |
| “filled:” | ἐχορτάσθησαν | To fodder, i.e., (generally) to gorge (supply food in abundance) | filled |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “there was taken up” | ἤρθη | To lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e., weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H5375) to expiate sin | taken up |
| “of fragments” | κλασμάτων | A piece (bit) | fragments |
| “that” | τὸ | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | that |
| “remained” | περισσεῦσαν | To superabound (in quantity or quality), be in excess, be superfluous; also (transitively) to cause to superabound or excel | remained |
| “to them” | αὐτοῖς | The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons | to them |
| “twelve” | δώδεκα | Two and ten, i.e., a dozen | twelve |
| “baskets.” | κόφινοι | A (small) basket | baskets |
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15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.
16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am?
19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
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