Luke 8:4
Strong's Lexicon
[While]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

a large
πολλοῦ (pollou)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

crowd
ὄχλου (ochlou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

was gathering
Συνιόντος (Syniontos)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4896: To come together. From sun and eimi; to assemble.

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

[people]
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

were coming
ἐπιπορευομένων (epiporeuomenōn)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1975: To travel, journey (to). From epi and poreuomai; to journey further, i.e. Travel on.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

[Jesus]
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

from town after town,
πόλιν (polin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4172: A city, the inhabitants of a city. Probably from the same as polemos, or perhaps from polus; a town.

He told [them]
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

[this] parable:
παραβολῆς (parabolēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3850: From paraballo; a similitude, i.e. fictitious narrative, apothegm or adage.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told them this parable:

Young's Literal Translation
And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town , He said in a parable:

New American Standard Bible
When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

King James Bible
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable:

New Living Translation
One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him:

English Standard Version
And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable,

New American Standard Bible
When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable:

King James Bible
And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As a large crowd was gathering, and people were flocking to Him from every town, He said in a parable:

International Standard Version
Now while a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from every city, he said in a parable:

NET Bible
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them in a parable:

American Standard Version
And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

English Revised Version
And when a great multitude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable:

Young's Literal Translation
And a great multitude having gathered, and those who from city and city were coming unto him, he spake by a simile:
















Cross References
Matthew 13:1
The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side.

Matthew 13:2
And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore.

Mark 4:1
And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land.

Luke 8:5
A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.

Luke 1:1
Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,

Luke 8:3
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.

Luke 8:2
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,

Luke 8:1
And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,

Luke 8:6
And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

Luke 8:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it.
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