ἦν δὲ ἐγγὺς τὸ πάσχα (John 6:4)

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Title:  Now the Passover Was at Hand

The text is, “ἦν δὲ ἐγγὺς τὸ πάσχα, ἡ ἑορτὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων”.

“ἦν”:  third person, singular, imperfect, indicative verb meaning “was”

“δὲ”:  coordinating conjunction meaning “now”.

“ἐγγὺς”:  adverb of place meaning “at hand”.

“τὸ”:  neuter, singular, nominative article meaning “the”.

“πάσχα”:  neuter, singular, nominative noun meaning “passover”.

“ἡ”:  feminine, singular, nominative article meaning “the”.

“ἑορτὴ”:  feminine, singular, nominative noun meaning “feast”.

“τῶν”:  masculine, plural, genitive article meaning “of the”.

“Ἰουδαίων”:  masculine, plural, genitive, proper noun meaning “Jews”.

The meaning of this verse is,

Now the Passover was at hand, the feast of the Jews.

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