Matthew 14:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 14:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὀψίας
ópsios
G3798
evening
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
γενομένης
gínomai
G1096
to become
προσῆλθον
prosérchomai
G4334
to draw near
αὐτῷ
autós
G846
he
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
μαθηταὶ
mathētḗs
G3101
disciple
λέγοντες
légō
G3004
to say
ἔρημός
érēmos
G2048
desolate
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
τόπος
tópos
G5117
place
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ὥρα
hṓra
G5610
hour
παρῆλθεν
parérchomai
G3928
to pass by
ἤδη
ḗdē
G2235
already
ἀπόλυσον
apolýō
G630
to release
οὖν
oûn
G3767
therefore
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ὄχλους
óchlos
G3793
multitude
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἀπελθόντες
apérchomai
G565
to depart
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
κώμας
kṓmē
G2968
village
ἀγοράσωσιν
agorázō
G59
to loiter in marketplace
ἑαυτοῖς
heautoû
G1438
himself
βρώματα
brōma
G1033
food
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World English Bible Public Domain
When evening had come, his disciples came to him, saying, "This place is deserted, and the hour is already late. Send the multitudes away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves food."
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King James Version Public Domain
And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now evening having come, the disciples came to him, saying, “This place is desolate, and the hour has already passed by. Send the crowds away so that, having gone away to the villages, they might buy food for themselves.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).