Joh 6:2 | RWP | e4.org | Followed ( ηκολουθε ). Descriptive imperfect active, picturing the crowd, but without the details of the boat for Christ and the rapid race of the crowd on foot ( .; .). They beheld ( εθεωρουν ). Imperfect active of θεωρεω . They had been beholding the signs which Jesus had been doing ( εποιε , imperfect again) for a long time ( ), most of which John has not given ( .; ; ; ). The people were eager to hear Jesus again ( ) and to get the benefit of his healing power "on them that were sick" ( επ των ασθενουντων , the weak or feeble, without strength, α privative and σθενος , strength).

‏ John 6:2

Followed ( ηκολουθε ). 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 ( εθεωρουν ). Imperfect active of θεωρεω. They had been beholding the signs which Jesus had been doing ( εποιε, 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" ( επ των ασθενουντων, the weak or feeble, without strength, α privative and σθενος, strength).