Matthew 8:31 — King James Version← Study notes
“So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.”
Matthew 8:31 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 8:3116 words
οἱhoithe
δὲdeand / but
δαίμονεςdaimonesdevil
παρεκάλουνparekalounbeseech, call for, (be of good) comfort
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
λέγοντεςlegontessay
ΕἰEiforasmuch as, if, that
ἐκβάλλειςekballeisbring forth, cast (forth, out)
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
ἀπόστειλονaposteilonsend away
ἡμᾶςhēmasI
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
ἀγέληνagelēnherd
τῶνtōnthe
χοίρωνchoirōnswine
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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