ἦσαν δὲ ὡς τετρακισχίλιοι· καὶ ἀπέλυσεν αὐτούς.

1. ἦσαν
   were
2. δὲ
   but
   and
3. ὡς
   as
4. τετρακισχίλιοι
   four thousand
5.  
   ·
    
6. καὶ
   and
7. ἀπέλυσεν
   he dismissed
   he released, dismissed
8. αὐτούς
   them
9.  
   .
    

They were about four thousand, and he dismissed them.