Luke
Luke 8:30
30“What is your name?” Jesus asked.
“Legion,” he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| your | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| name | ὄνομά | onoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| asked | Ἐπηρώτησεν | Epērōtēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1905 I interrogate, question, demand of |
| Legion | Λεγιών | Legiōn | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3003 a legion, very large number |
| he replied | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| many | πολλὰ | polla | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| demons | δαιμόνια | daimonia | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1140 an evil-spirit, demon |
| had gone | εἰσῆλθεν | eisēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 26:53 · Luke 8:2 · Mark 16:9 · Matthew 8:29 · Mark 5:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.