Mark
Mark 5:4
4Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| often | πολλάκις | pollakis | Adverb | G4178 many times, often |
| bound | δεδέσθαι | dedesthai | Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive | G1210 I bind |
| with chains | ἁλύσεσιν | halysesin | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G254 a light chain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| shackles | πέδαις | pedais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G3976 a shackle |
| he had broken | διεσπάσθαι | diespasthai | Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive | G1288 I tear apart, burst |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| chains | ἁλύσεις | halyseis | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G254 a light chain |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| shattered | συντετρῖφθαι | syntetriphthai | Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive | G4937 I break by crushing |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| shackles | πέδας | pedas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3976 a shackle |
| Now | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| no one | οὐδεὶς | oudeis | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| with the strength | ἴσχυεν | ischyen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2480 I am strong, able |
| to subdue | δαμάσαι | damasai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1150 I tame, subdue |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.