Luke 8:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.”
Luke 8:27 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 8:2729 words
ἐξελθόντιexelthonticome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
δὲdeand / but
αὐτῷautōhe / she / it / same
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τὴνtēnthe
γῆνgēncountry, earth(-ly), ground
ὑπήντησενhypēntēsen(go to) meet
ἀνήρanērfellow, husband, man
τιςtisa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἐκekfrom / out of
τῆςtēsthe
πόλεωςpoleōscity
ἔχωνechōnhave
δαιμόνιαdaimoniadevil, god
καὶkaiand / also
χρόνῳchronō+ years old, season, space
ἱκανῷhikanōable, + content, enough
οὐκouknot
ἐνεδύσατοenedysatoarray, clothe (with), endue
ἱμάτιονhimationapparel, cloke, clothes
καὶkaiand / also
ἐνenabout, after, against
οἰκίᾳoikiahouse / household
οὐκouknot
ἔμενενemenenabide, continue, dwell
ἀλλ’all’and, but (even), howbeit
ἐνenabout, after, against
τοῖςtoisthe
μνήμασινmnēmasingrave, sepulchre, tomb
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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