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(ωσε). Luke as Matthew 14:21 adds this word to the definite statement of Mark 6:44 that there were 5,000 men, a hundred companies of fifty each.Sit down

(κατακλινατε). First aorist active imperative. Recline, lie down. Only in Luke in the N.T. See also verse Luke 9:15.In companies

(κλισιας). Cognate accusative afterkataklinate

. Only here in the N.T. A row of persons reclining at meals (table company).About fifty each

(ωσε ανα πεντηκοντα). Distributive use of ανα and approximate number again (ωσε).

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Old Testament