Mark 6:40
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And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

Mark 6:39
And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

Mark 6:41
And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes: looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and the two fishes he divided among them all.

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And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

by hundreds.

Luke 9:14,15 Now there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them sit down by fifties in a company. . . .

Context
The Feeding of the Five Thousand
39And he commanded them that they should make them all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. 41And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes: looking up to heaven, he blessed, and broke the loaves, and gave to his disciples to set before them: and the two fishes he divided among them all.…
Lexicon
So
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

they sat down
ἀνέπεσαν (anepesan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 377: From ana and pipto; to fall back, i.e. Lie down, lean back.

in groups
πρασιαὶ (prasiai)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4237: A company formed into divisions (like garden-beds). Perhaps from prason; a garden plot, i.e. a row.

of
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

hundreds
ἑκατὸν (hekaton)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1540: One hundred. Of uncertain affinity; a hundred.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

fifties.
πεντήκοντα (pentēkonta)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4004: Fifty. Multiplicative of pente; fifty.


Additional Translations
So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

And they sat down groups by groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And they sat down in ranks by hundreds and by fifties.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

And they sat down in rows of hundreds and of fifties.

They sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties.

and they sat down in squares, by hundreds, and by fifties.
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