{Followed} ((886b)olouthei). Descriptive imperfect active,
picturing the crowd, but without the details of the boat for
Christ and the rapid race of the crowd on foot ( Mr 6:32f.  Mt
14:13f. ). {They beheld} (ethe(9372)oun). Imperfect active of
	he(9372)e(935c). They had been beholding the signs which Jesus had been
doing (epoiei, imperfect again) for a long time ( 2:23 ), most
of which John has not given ( Mr 1:29f.  2:1  3:1  6:5 ). The
people were eager to hear Jesus again ( Lu 9:11 ) and to get the
benefit of his healing power "on them that were sick" (epi t(936e)
asthenount(936e), the weak or feeble, without strength, a
privative and sthenos, strength).