KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.”
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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 took up” | ἦραν | 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 | took up |
| “twelve” | δώδεκα | Two and ten, i.e., a dozen | twelve |
| “baskets” | κοφίνους | A (small) basket | baskets |
| “full” | πληρεις, | Replete, or covered over; by analogy, complete | full |
| “of the fragments,” | κλασμάτων | A piece (bit) | fragments |
| “and” | καὶ | And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words | and |
| “of” | ἀπὸ | "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) | of |
| “the” | τῶν | The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) | the |
| “fishes.” | ἰχθύων | A fish | fishes |
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41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
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