Mat 14:15 | RWP | e4.org | When even was come ( οψιας γενομενης ). Genitive absolute. Not sunset about 6 P.M. as in and as in , but the first of the two "evenings" beginning at 3 P.M. The place is desert ( ερημος εστιν ο τοπος ). Not a desolate region, simply lonely, comparatively uninhabited with no large towns near. There were "villages" ( κωμας ) where the people could buy food, but they would need time to go to them. Probably this is the idea of the disciples when they add: The time is already past ( η ωρα ηδη παρηλθεν ). They must hurry.

‏ Matthew 14:15

When even was come ( οψιας γενομενης ). Genitive absolute. Not sunset about 6 P.M. as in 8:16 and as in 14:23, but the first of the two "evenings" beginning at 3 P.M.

The place is desert ( ερημος εστιν ο τοπος ). Not a desolate region, simply lonely, comparatively uninhabited with no large towns near. There were "villages" ( κωμας ) where the people could buy food, but they would need time to go to them. Probably this is the idea of the disciples when they add:

The time is already past ( η ωρα ηδη παρηλθεν ). They must hurry.