τοῦ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τοῦ

   TOU

   the
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 καὶ οὐκέτι αὐτὸ ἑλκύσαι ⸀ἴσχυον ἀπὸ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων.

   KAI ou-KE-ti au-TO hel-KY-sai IS-khy-on a-PO TOU PLÊ-thous TÔN ikh-THY-ôn

   {And} were able no longer to haul it because of the multitude of the fish
3. sentence🔊 ἔβαλον οὖν, καὶ οὐκέτι αὐτὸ ἑλκύσαι ⸀ἴσχυον ἀπὸ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων.

   E-ba-lon OUN KAI ou-KE-ti au-TO hel-KY-sai IS-khy-on a-PO TOU PLÊ-thous TÔN ikh-THY-ôn

   {Therefore} they cast {And} were able no longer to haul it because of the multitude of the fish

Exegesis

The spatial phrase eis ta dexia mere tou ploiou {εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ μέρη τοῦ πλοίου | eis tà dexià mérē tou ploíou} narrows the action to a precise location; the plural mere is idiomatic and still points to a single side of the boat.

The clause ouketi auto helkusai ischuon {οὐκέτι αὐτὸ ἑλκύσαι ἴσχυον | oukéti autó helkýsai íschuon} expresses continued inability rather than a brief struggle, and apo tou plethous ton ichthuon {ἀπὸ τοῦ πλήθους τῶν ἰχθύων | apó tou plḗthous tôn ichthýōn} supplies the cause: the sheer quantity of fish overwhelms their strength. The sentence therefore forms a tight command-response-result sequence that highlights both obedience and the abundance that follows Jesus’ word.