OET interlinear MARK 6:40

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀνέπεσαν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ἀνέπεσον πρασιαὶ πρασιαὶ κατὰ ἑκατὸν καὶ κατὰ πεντήκοντα)

See how you translated “recline” in 6:39. Alternate translation: “they sat down to eat” or “they got ready to eat”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

πρασιαὶ πρασιαὶ, κατὰ ἑκατὸν καὶ κατὰ πεντήκοντα

groups ˱by˲_groups by hundred and by fifty

The phrase according to hundreds and according to fifties refers to the number of people in each of the groups. In other words, some groups had a hundred people in them, and other groups had fifty people in them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in groups of 100 people and in groups of 50 people” or “group by group, some with 100 people and some with 50 people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

πρασιαὶ πρασιαὶ

groups ˱by˲_groups

See how you translated group by group in 6:39. Alternate translation: “in many smaller groups” or “in separate groups”