{Not because ye saw signs} (ouch hoti eidete s(886d)eia).
Second aorist active indicative of the defective verb hora(935c).
They had seen the "signs" wrought by Jesus (verse 2 ), but this
one had led to wild fanaticism (verse 14 ) and complete failure
to grasp the spiritual lessons. {But because ye ate of the
loaves} (all' hoti ephagete ek t(936e) art(936e)). Second aorist active
indicative of esthi(935c), defective verb. {Ye were filled}
(echortasth(8874)e). First aorist passive indicative of chortaz(935c),
from chortos (grass) as in verse 10 , to eat grass, then to
eat anything, to satisfy hunger. They were more concerned with
hungry stomachs than with hungry souls. It was a sharp and
deserved rebuke.
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