Luke 9:14

Ἦσαν γὰρ ὡσεὶ ἄνδρες πεντακισχίλιοι. Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ, Κατακλίνατε αὐτοὺς κλισίας ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 1510; ēsan; ἦσαν; were; V-IIA-3P

Strongs 1063; gar; γὰρ; for; Conj

Strongs 5616; hōsei; ὡσεὶ; as if; Adv

Strongs 435; andres; ἄνδρες; Males; N-NMP

Strongs 4000; pentakischilioi; πεντακισχίλιοι; five thousand; Adj-NMP

Strongs 2036; Eipen; Εἶπεν; Said; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 4314; pros; πρὸς; toward; Prep

Strongs 3588; tous; τοὺς; the; Art-AMP

Strongs 3101; mathētas; μαθητὰς; Learners; N-AMP

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2625; Kataklinate; Κατακλίνατε; Make sit down; V-AMA-2P

Strongs 846; autous; αὐτοὺς; them; PPro-AM3P

Strongs 2828; klisias; κλισίας; groups; N-AFP

Strongs 5616; hōsei; ὡσεὶ; as if; Adv

Strongs 303; ana; ἀνὰ; upward; Adv

Strongs 4004; pentēkonta; πεντήκοντα; fifty; Adj-AMP

RBT Hebrew Literal:

For they were as though five thousand males. And he said toward the Learners of himself, "Recline themselves down by camp huts as though fifty each.²⁸

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
For they were about five thou sand men. And he said to his disciples, Place them reclining by fifty in a place for reposing.

LITV Translation:
For they were about five thousand men. But He said to His disciples, Make them recline in groups, by fifties.

ESV Translation:
For there were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”

Footnotes

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κλισία in the phrase Κατακλίνατε κλισίας most likely refers to huts, wooden barracks, or soldier's tents (Iliad 9.663; Odyssey 8.501). Thus, the phrase means: "Lie down in your camp huts!" or "Recline in your tents!" This would be a military or maritime command, telling soldiers or sailors to go rest in their shelters. It aligns with the use of κλισία in Homeric and classical military contexts, where warriors lived in temporary wooden huts near their ships.