Mark 6:35

Καὶ ἤδη ὥρας πολλῆς γενομένης, προσελθόντες αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγουσιν ὅτι Ἔρημός ἐστιν ὁ τόπος, καὶ ἤδη ὥρα πολλή·

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 2235; ēdē; ἤδη; already; Adv

Strongs 5610; hōras; ὥρας; seasonal time; N-GFS

Strongs 4183; pollēs; πολλῆς; much; Adj-GFS

Strongs 1096; genomenēs; γενομένης; she who has become; V-APM-GFS

Strongs 4334; proselthontes; προσελθόντες; those who have come near; V-APA-NMP

Strongs 846; autō; αὐτῷ; self/itself/himself; PPro-DM/N3S

Strongs 3588; hoi; οἱ; the; Art-NMP

Strongs 3101; mathētai; μαθηταὶ; Learners; N-NMP

Strongs 846; autou; αὐτοῦ; himself; PPro-GM3S

Strongs 2036; elegon; ἔλεγον; kept saying; V-IIA-3P

Strongs 3754; hoti; ὅτι; because/that; Conj

Strongs 2048; Erēmos; Ἔρημός; Desolate; Adj-NMS

Strongs 1510; estin; ἐστιν; is; V-PIA-3S

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 5117; topos; τόπος; place; N-NMS

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 2235; ēdē; ἤδη; already; Adv

Strongs 5610; hōra; ὥρα; seasonal time; N-NFS

Strongs 4183; pollē; πολλή; great; Adj-NFS

RBT Translation:

And as she became already a seasonal time multitudinous, those who have approached to self, the Learners of Self, they were saying that "He is Desolate, the Position and already a seasonal time multitudinous!¹⁵

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And having been already much time, his disciples, having come to him, say, This is a desert place, and already the time much:

LITV Translation:
And it now becoming a late hour, drawing near to Him, the disciples said, The place is deserted, and it is now a late hour.

Footnotes

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Mar 6:35

Greek ὥρας πολλῆς feminine "an hour many."

πολλῆς does not mean "late." So how does the phrase come to mean "the hour is late"?

Centuries of very advanced scholarship!