Joh 6:9 | RWP | e4.org | A lad here ( παιδαριον ωδε ). Old word, diminutive of παις , here only in N.T., not genuine in . How he came to have this small supply we do not know. Barley ( κριθινους ). Adjective, here and verse only in N.T., in the papyri, from κριθη , barley ( ). Considered an inferior sort of bread. Fishes ( οψαρια ). Late diminutive of οψον , common in papyri and inscriptions for delicacies with bread like fish. In N.T. only here, verse ; . Synoptics have ιχθυας .

‏ John 6:9

A lad here ( παιδαριον ωδε ). Old word, diminutive of παις, here only in N.T., not genuine in Mt 11:16. How he came to have this small supply we do not know.

Barley ( κριθινους ). Adjective, here and verse 13 only in N.T., in the papyri, from κριθη, barley (Re 6:6). Considered an inferior sort of bread.

Fishes ( οψαρια ). Late diminutive of οψον, common in papyri and inscriptions for delicacies with bread like fish. In N.T. only here, verse 11; 21:9-13. Synoptics have ιχθυας.