KJV: And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
YLT: And there followed him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
Darby: And great crowds followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and beyond the Jordan.
ASV: And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from beyond the Jordan.
| ἠκολούθησαν | followed |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἀκολουθέω Sense: to follow one who precedes, join him as his attendant, accompany him. |
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| ὄχλοι | crowds |
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Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ὄχλος Sense: a crowd. |
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| πολλοὶ | great |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: πολύς Sense: many, much, large. |
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| τῆς | - |
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Parse: Article, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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| Γαλιλαίας | Galilee |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: Γαλιλαία Sense: the name of a region of northern Palestine, bounded on the north by Syria, on the west by Sidon, Tyre, Ptolemais and their territories and the promontory of Carmel, on the south by Samaria and on the east by the Jordan. |
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| Δεκαπόλεως | [the] Decapolis |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: Δεκάπολις Sense: a track of land so called from the ten cities that were in it. |
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| Ἱεροσολύμων | Jerusalem |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Neuter Plural Root: Ἱεροσόλυμα Sense: denotes either the city itself or the inhabitants. |
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| Ἰουδαίας | Judea |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular Root: Ἰουδαία Sense: in a narrower sense, to the southern portion of Palestine lying on this side of the Jordan and the Dead Sea, to distinguish it from Samaria, Galilee, Peraea, and Idumaea. |
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| πέραν | beyond |
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Parse: Preposition Root: πέραν Sense: beyond, on the other side. |
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| Ἰορδάνου | Jordan |
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Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Ἰορδάνης Sense: the one river of Palestine, has its course of little more than 200 miles (300 km), from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the head of the Dead Sea. |
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Greek Commentary for Matthew 4:25
Note the plural, not just one crowd, but crowds and crowds. And from all parts of Palestine including Decapolis, the region of the Ten Greek Cities east of the Jordan. No political campaign was equal to this outpouring of the people to hear Jesus and to be healed by Jesus. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Matthew 4:25
Rather, accompany. Rev., follow with them. Compare Matthew 4:25; Mark 3:7, etc. See on John 1:43. [source]