Luke 8:29 — King James Version← Study notes
“(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)”
Luke 8:29 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Luke 8:2932 words
παρήγγελλενparēngellen(give in) charge, (give) command(-ment), d…
γὰρgarfor
τῷtōthe
πνεύματιpneumatiSpirit / spirit
τῷtōthe
ἀκαθάρτῳakathartōfoul, unclean
ἐξελθεῖνexeltheincome
(forth, out), depart (out of)
ἀπὸapofrom
τοῦtouthe
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouman / human being
πολλοῖςpolloismany / much
γὰρgarfor
χρόνοιςchronois+ years old, season, space
συνηρπάκειsynērpakeicatch
αὐτόνautonhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
ἐδεσμεύετοedesmeuetobind
ἁλύσεσινhalysesinbonds, chain
καὶkaiand / also
πέδαιςpedaisfetter
φυλασσόμενοςphylassomenosbeward, keep (self), observe
καὶkaiand / also
διαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōn
τὰtathe
δεσμὰdesmaband, bond, chain
ἠλαύνετοēlaunetocarry, drive, row
ὑπὸhypounder / by
τοῦtouthe
δαιμονίουdaimonioudevil, god
εἰςeisinto / to
τὰςtasthe
ἐρήμουςerēmousdesert, desolate, solitary
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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