Luke
Luke 8:32–33
32There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.
33Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
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Luke 8:32
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There | ἐκεῖ | ekei | Adverb | G1563 there, yonder, thither |
| on | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| hillside | ὄρει | orei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3735 a mountain |
| a large | ἱκανῶν | hikanōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2425 sufficient, worthy, many, much |
| herd | ἀγέλη | agelē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G34 a flock, herd |
| of pigs | χοίρων | choirōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5519 swine |
| was | Ἦν | Ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| feeding | βοσκομένη | boskomenē | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1006 I feed |
| begged | παρεκάλεσαν | parekalesan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| let | ἐπιτρέψῃ | epitrepsē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2010 I allow, permit |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| enter | εἰσελθεῖν | eiselthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He gave them permission | ἐπέτρεψεν | epetrepsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2010 I allow, permit |
Luke 8:33
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| demons | δαιμόνια | daimonia | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1140 an evil-spirit, demon |
| came out | Ἐξελθόντα | Exelthonta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| of | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| man | ἀνθρώπου | anthrōpou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| went | εἰσῆλθον | eisēlthon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| pigs | χοίρους | choirous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5519 swine |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| herd | ἀγέλη | agelē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G34 a flock, herd |
| rushed | ὥρμησεν | hōrmēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3729 I rush |
| down | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| steep bank | κρημνοῦ | krēmnou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2911 a crag, precipice |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| lake | λίμνην | limnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3041 a lake |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| was drowned | ἀπεπνίγη | apepnigē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G638 I suffocate, choke, drown, stop the growth of |
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Luke 8:32 Isaiah 65:4 · Isaiah 66:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.