and hearing a multitude going by, he inquired what this meant.

Andª hearingª° the multitudeª pass by,ª° he askedª° whatª itª meant.ª°

Andª hearingª° the multitudeª passe by,ª° he askedª° whatª itª meant.ª°

And he heard the voice of the multitude as it was passing, and asked what was this.

And he heard the noise of the multitude that passed, and inquired what it was.

ἀκούσας δὲ ὄχλου διαπορευομένου ἐπυνθάνετο τί εἴη τοῦτο:

Having-heard moreover of-a-crowd of-traversing-through-of it-was-ascertaining what-one it-may-be the-one-this;