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Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again. (KJV)
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καὶkaiAnd
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 1
ἠρώτησενērōtēsenasked
Lemma: ἐρωτάω (erōtaō) · Strong's: G2065
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to ask — ἐρωτάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for שָׁאַל ; ] ; 1. to ask, question (cl.): absol., Luk.19:31 22:68, Jhn.8:7 with accusative of person(s), Jhn.9:21 16:19, 30 8:21; before λέγων, Mat.16:13, Luk.23:3, Jhn.1:19, 21 5:12 9:19…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 63 times. Also: Matthew 15:23, Matthew 16:13, Matthew 19:17, Matthew 21:24, Mark 4:10, Mark 7:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2065; TFLSJ G2065; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 2
αὐτὸνautonHim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 3
ἅπανhapanall
Lemma: ἅπας (hapas) · Strong's: G0537
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)
Meaning: all — ἅπας, -ασα, -αν; (strengthened form of πᾶς, see: ἅ-), ; all, the whole, altogether: bef. subst. with art., as Luk.3:21; or after, as Mrk.16:15]; absol., in masc., as Luk.5:26; in neut., as Act.2:44; ἅ. οὗτοι, Act.2:7…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 6:32, Matthew 24:39, Matthew 28:11, Mark 1:27, Mark 8:25, Mark 11:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0537; TFLSJ G0537; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 4
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (T-NSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 5
πλῆθοςplēthosmultitude
Lemma: πλῆθος (plēthos) · Strong's: G4128
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (N-NSN)
Meaning: multitude — πλῆθος, -ους, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for רֹב, also for הָמוֹן, etc. ; ] ; 1. a great number, a multitude; (a) of things : ἰχθύων, Luk.5:6, Jhn.21:6; φρυγάνων, Act.28:3; ἁμαρτιίῶν, Jas.5:20, 1Pe.4:8; τ. πλήθει, in…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 32 times. Also: Mark 3:7, Mark 3:8, Luke 1:10, Luke 2:13, Luke 5:6, Luke 6:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4128; TFLSJ G4128; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 6
τῆςtēsof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 7
περιχώρουperichōrousurrounding region
Lemma: περίχωρος (perichōros) · Strong's: G4066
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: region — περί-χωρος, -ον ; [in LXX: chiefly (ἡ π.) for כִּכָּר ; ] ; round about, neighbouring (Dem., Plut., al.). In LXX and NT, as subst., ἡ π. (sc. γῆ), the region round about: Mat.14:35, Mrk.1:28, Luk.4:14, 37 7:17 8:37,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9 times. Also: Matthew 3:5, Matthew 14:35, Mark 1:28, Luke 3:3, Luke 4:14, Luke 4:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4066; TFLSJ G4066; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 8
τῶνtōnof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 9
ΓερασηνῶνGerasēnōnGerasenes
Lemma: Γερασηνός (Gerasēnos) · Strong's: G1086G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine · Location Gentilic (N-GPM-LG)
Meaning: Gerasene — Γεργασηνός, -ή, -όν, ; Gerasene, of Gerasa, not the G. of Decapolis, 30 m. S.E. of the Lake, but a Gerasa or Gergesa (perh. the mod. Kersa) on E. shore; as subst., pl. οἱ Γ., Mrk.5:1, Luk.8:26, 37 (Γεργεσηνῶν, RV, mg.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 3 times. Also: Mark 5:1, Luke 8:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1086G; TFLSJ G1086G; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 10
ἀπελθεῖνapeltheinto depart
Lemma: ἀπέρχομαι (aperchomai) · Strong's: G0565
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Infinitive (V-2AAN)
Meaning: to go away — ἀπέρχομαι, ; [in LXX chiefly for הלךְ ; ] ; 1. to go away, depart (also, in late writers, with "perfective" force, to arrive at a destination, the thought being carried on to the goal; M, Pr., 111f., 247; MM, see word);…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 8:18, Matthew 8:19, Matthew 8:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0565; TFLSJ G0565; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 11
ἀπ᾽ap᾽from
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 12
αὐτῶν,autōnthem,
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 13
ὅτιhotibecause
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754H
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: since — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 467 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:3, Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:5, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754H; TFLSJ G3754H; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 14
φόβῳphobōwith fear
Lemma: φόβος (phobos) · Strong's: G5401
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)
Meaning: fear — φόβος, -ου, ὁ ; [in LXX chiefly for יִרְאָה, also for פַּחַד, אֵימָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., flight. ; 2. That which causes flight, fear, dread, terror: Luk.1:12, Act.5:5, 1Ti.5:20. 1Jn.4:18, al.; cogn. accusative,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 46 times. Also: Matthew 14:26, Matthew 28:4, Matthew 28:8, Mark 4:41, Luke 1:12, Luke 1:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5401; TFLSJ G5401; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 15
μεγάλῳmegalōgreat
Lemma: μέγας (megas) · Strong's: G3173
Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Masculine (A-DSM)
Meaning: great — μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα, ; [in LXX chiefly for גָּדוֹל, also for מַרְבֶּה ,רַב (incl. μείζων), רֹב (μέγιστος) ; ] ; great; 1. of external form, bodily size, measure, extent: λίθος, Mat.2:60; δράκων, Rev.12:3; ἰχθῦς,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 2:10, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3173; TFLSJ G3173; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 16
συνείχοντο.¶suneichontothey were seized.
Lemma: συνέχω (sunechō) · Strong's: G4912
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IPI-3P)
Meaning: to hold/oppress — συν-έχω ; [in LXX for עָצָר, חָבַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to hold together (τ. συνέχον τ. πάντα, Wis.1:7): of closing the ears, Act.7:57 (τ. στόμα, Isa.52:15); to hem in, press on every side: Luk.8:45 19:43. ; 2. to hold fast;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 4:24, Luke 4:38, Luke 8:45, Luke 12:50, Luke 19:43, Luke 22:63 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4912; TFLSJ G4912; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 17
ΑὐτὸςAutosHe himself
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (P-NSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 18
δὲdenow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 19
ἐμβὰςembashaving climbed
Lemma: ἐμβαίνω (embainō) · Strong's: G1684
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to climb — ἐμ-βαίνω ; [in LXX for עָלָה, etc. ; ] ; to step into: Jhn.5:4 (WH, RV omit); εἰς πλοῖον, to embark: Mat.8:23 9:1 13:2 14:22 15:39, Mrk.4:1 5:18 6:45 8:10, 13, Luk.5:3 8:22, 37, Jhn.6:17, 24 21:3, Act.21:6.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 8:23, Matthew 9:1, Matthew 13:2, Matthew 14:22, Matthew 15:39, Mark 4:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1684; TFLSJ G1684; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 20
εἰςeisinto
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 21
τὸtothe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (T-ASN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 22
πλοῖονploionboat
Lemma: πλοῖον (ploion) · Strong's: G4143
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: boat — πλοῖον, -ον, τό; (πλέω), [in LXX chiefly for אֳנִיָּה ; ] ; a boat, also (= obsolete ναῦς) a ship: Mat.4:21-22, and frequently in Gosp. and Ac, Jas.3:4, Rev.8:9 18:19. ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 8:23, Matthew 8:24, Matthew 9:1, Matthew 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4143; TFLSJ G4143; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 23
ὑπέστρεψεν.hupestrepsenturned back.
Lemma: ὑποστρέφω (hupostrephō) · Strong's: G5290
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to return — ὑπο-στρέφω ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁוּב ], ; 1. trans., to turn back or about (Hem.). ; 2. Intrans., to turn back, return: Luk.2:20, 43 8:37, 40 9:10 10:17 17:15 19:12 23:48, 56, Act.8:28; with inf., Luk.17:18; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 35 times. Also: Luke 1:56, Luke 2:20, Luke 2:43, Luke 2:45, Luke 4:1, Luke 4:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5290; TFLSJ G5290; TAGNT Luke 8:37 word 24
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | καί G2532 and |
| all | → | ἅπας G0537 all |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| people | → | πλῆθος G4128 multitude |
| of the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| region | → | περίχωρος G4066 region |
| of the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Gerasenes | → | Γερασηνός G1086G Gerasene |
| asked | → | ἐρωτάω G2065 to ask |
| [Jesus] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| to depart | → | ἀπέρχομαι G0565 to go away |
| from | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| because | → | ὅτι G3754H that/since: since |
| great | → | μέγας G3173 great |
| fear | → | φόβος G5401 fear |
| had taken hold of them | → | συνέχω G4912 to hold/oppress |
| So | → | δέ G1161 then |
| He | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| got | → | ἐμβαίνω G1684 to climb |
| into | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| the boat | → | πλοῖον G4143 boat |
| [and] started back | → | ὑποστρέφω G5290 to return |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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