John 6:9
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?”
παιδίον
Child, boy, little one. Paidion. Unless you turn and become like children you will never enter the kingdom. Childlike dependence and trust is the posture God honours most.
εἰμί
Is
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εἰμί
To be, to exist. Eimi. When God names himself I AM, he uses this word. Existence itself belongs to him. Ground your identity in the one who simply is.
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παιδάριον
a little boy
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παιδάριον
Little boy, young child. Paidarion. It was a small boy's lunch that fed five thousand. God delights in using what the small and overlooked offer. Never despise a little.
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κρίθινος
G2916
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κρίθινος
Made of barley. Krithinos. The boy's five barley loaves fed a multitude. God is not limited by the humbleness of what you offer. Bring it anyway.
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εἷς
one
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εἷς
One, a single one, unity. Heis. The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Oneness is not uniformity but wholeness. Let nothing divide what God has declared united.
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ὀψάριον
G3795
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ὀψάριον
a relish to other food (as if cooked sauce), i.e. (specially), fish (presumably salted and dried as a condiment)
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ὧδε
here
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ὧδε
Here, in this place. Hōde. Jesus said, "Come here," and "he is not here." The word marks presence and absence, arrival and encounter. Pay attention to where you are.
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πέντε
five
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πέντε
Five. Pénte. The number appears throughout Scripture in moments of provision and testing: five loaves feeding thousands, five wise virgins ready, five foolish ones not. What you have in hand is never too little if surrendered.
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δύο
two
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δύο
Two, a pair. Dýo. A witness requires two, a cord of two is not easily broken, and Jesus sent his disciples out two by two. Agreement between two carries weight.
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οὗτος
these
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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τίς
what
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τίς
Who, which, what. Tis. Scripture asks it constantly: who do you say that I am? The questions of God are not requests for information. They are invitations to search.
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τοσοῦτος
so many?
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τοσοῦτος
apparently from G3588 (ὁ) and G3739 (ὅς)) and G3778 (οὗτος) (including its variations); so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space)
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