Mark 8:3
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.”
ὁδός
Not a way among many ways. The way. In the ancient world, hodos meant a road that had been walked and proven. Jesus is not giving directions — He is saying: I am the road itself. Walk in Me and you will arrive.
οἶκος
the] homes
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οἶκος
House, household, family. Oikos. As for me and my house we will serve the LORD. The household of faith begins in the household of the home. Discipleship starts at home.
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ἐάν
if
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ἐάν
a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.; often used in connection with other particles to denote indefiniteness or uncertainty
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ἥκω
have come.
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ἥκω
to arrive, i.e. be present (literally or figuratively)
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νῆστις
hungry
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νῆστις
not eating, i.e. abstinent from food (religiously)
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ἐκλύω
they will faint
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ἐκλύω
to relax (literally or figuratively)
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τὶς
some
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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μακρόθεν
afar
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μακρόθεν
from a distance or afar
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