KJV: When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.
YLT: when therefore the multitude saw that Jesus is not there, nor his disciples, they also themselves did enter into the boats, and came to Capernaum seeking Jesus;
Darby: when therefore the crowd saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they got into the ships, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
ASV: when the multitude therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they themselves got into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking Jesus.
| εἶδεν | saw |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἶδον Sense: to see with the eyes. |
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| ὄχλος | crowd |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: ὄχλος Sense: a crowd. |
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| ὅτι | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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| Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰησοῦς Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor. |
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| οὐδὲ | nor |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: οὐδέ Sense: but not, neither, nor, not even. |
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| μαθηταὶ | disciples |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: μαθητής Sense: a learner, pupil, disciple. |
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| αὐτοῦ | of Him |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| ἐνέβησαν | they entered |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἐμβαίνω Sense: to go into, step into. |
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| αὐτοὶ | themselves |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Root: αὐτός Sense: himself, herself, themselves, itself. |
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| εἰς | into |
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Parse: Preposition Root: εἰς Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among. |
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| πλοιάρια | boats |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: πλοιάριον Sense: a small vessel, a boat. |
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| ἦλθον | came |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἔρχομαι Sense: to come. |
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| Καφαρναοὺμ | Capernaum |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: Καπερναούμ Sense: a flourishing city of Galilee situated on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee or Lake of Gennesaret, near the place where the Jordan flows into the lake. |
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| ζητοῦντες | seeking |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ζητέω Sense: to seek in order to find. |
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| τὸν | - |
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Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Ἰησοῦν | Jesus |
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Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰησοῦς Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor. |
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Greek Commentary for John 6:24
Resumption and clarification of the complicated statements of John 6:22. That Jesus was not there Present indicative retained in indirect discourse. They still did not understand how Jesus had crossed over, but they acted on the basis of the plain fact. They themselves got into Second aorist active indicative of εμβαινω embainō followed by εις eis (both εν en and εις eis together as often in N.T.). Seeking Jesus Present active participle of ζητεω zēteō They had a double motive apart from the curiosity explained in John 6:22. They had clearly not given up the impulse of the evening before to make Jesus king (John 6:15) and they had hopes of still another bountiful repast at the hands of Jesus as he said (John 6:26). [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for John 6:24
The noun is diminutive. Rev., the little boat. It is hardly probable that this refers to a smaller boat accompanying the vessel. Compare the alternation of πλοῖον and πλοιάριον in John 6:17, John 6:19, John 6:21, John 6:22, John 6:24. [source]
John 6:23 is really an explanatory parenthesis in this long sentence. Tiberias, capital of Herod Antipas, diagonally across the lake, is only mentioned in John in the N.T. (John 6:1, John 6:23; John 21:1). Boats Called “little boats” (πλοιαρια ploiaria) in John 6:24. [source]