Mark
Mark 5:9–13
9“What is your name?” Jesus asked.
“My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” 10And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
11There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. 12So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
13He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.b
Footnotes
- b 5:13 Literally and were drowned in the sea
Word by word
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Mark 5:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| your | σοι | soi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| name | ὄνομά | onoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| asked | ἐπηρώτα | epērōta | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1905 I interrogate, question, demand of |
| My | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| name | ὄνομά | onoma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| Legion | Λεγιὼν | Legiōn | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3003 a legion, very large number |
| he replied | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| for | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| we are | ἐσμεν | esmen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| many | πολλοί | polloi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
Mark 5:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he begged | παρεκάλει | parekalei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| repeatedly | πολλὰ | polla | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| not to send | ἀποστείλῃ | aposteilē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| them | αὐτὰ | auta | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| out of | ἔξω | exō | Preposition | G1854 without, outside |
| region | χώρας | chōras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5561 region, land, fields |
Mark 5:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There | ἐκεῖ | ekei | Adverb | G1563 there, yonder, thither |
| on the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| nearby | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| hillside | ὄρει | orei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3735 a mountain |
| a large | μεγάλη | megalē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| 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 |
Mark 5:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| begged | παρεκάλεσαν | parekalesan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| Send | Πέμψον | Pempson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3992 I send |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| to | 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 |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we may enter | εἰσέλθωμεν | eiselthōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Mark 5:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He gave them permission | ἐπέτρεψεν | epetrepsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2010 I allow, permit |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| unclean | ἀκάθαρτα | akatharta | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural | G169 unclean, impure |
| spirits | πνεύματα | pneumata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| came out | ἐξελθόντα | exelthonta | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| 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 |
| of about | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| two thousand | δισχίλιοι | dischilioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1367 two thousand |
| 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 |
| sea | θάλασσαν | thalassan | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2281 the sea, lake |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| drowned | ἐπνίγοντο | epnigonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4155 I choke, strangle |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
Cross-references
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Mark 5:9 Luke 8:30 · Mark 5:15 · Matthew 26:53 · Matthew 12:45 · Luke 11:21–26
Mark 5:10 Mark 3:22
Mark 5:12 Job 1:10–12 · 1 Peter 5:8 · Luke 22:31–32 · 2 Corinthians 2:11
Mark 5:13 Matthew 8:32 · Job 2:6 · 1 Peter 3:22 · 1 Kings 22:22 · John 8:44
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.