Mat 13:2 | RWP | e4.org | And all the multitude stood on the beach ( κα πας ο οχλος επ τον αιγιαλον ιστηκε ). Past perfect tense of ιστημ with imperfect sense, had taken a stand and so stood. Note accusative also with επ upon the beach where the waves break one after the other ( αιγιαλος is from αλς , sea, and αγνυμ , to break, or from αισσω , to rush). Jesus had to get into a boat and sit down in that because of the crush of the crowd.

‏ Matthew 13:2

And all the multitude stood on the beach ( κα πας ο οχλος επ τον αιγιαλον ιστηκε ). Past perfect tense of ιστημ with imperfect sense, had taken a stand and so stood. Note accusative also with επ upon the beach where the waves break one after the other ( αιγιαλος is from αλς, sea, and αγνυμ, to break, or from αισσω, to rush). Jesus had to get into a boat and sit down in that because of the crush of the crowd.