Matthew 8:31

οἱ δὲ δαίμονες παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν λέγοντες Εἰ ἐκβάλλεις ἡμᾶς ἐπίτρεψον ἡμῖν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast out, us suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
οἱ
G3588 T-NPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
δαίμονες
G1142 N-NPM
daimōn
a daemon or supernatural spirit (of a bad nature)
  • a god, a goddess
    • an inferior deity, whether good or bad
    in the New Testament, an evil spirit
παρεκάλουν
G3870 V-IAI-3P
parakaleō
to call near, i.e., invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
  • to call to one's side, call for, summon
    • "to address, speak to, (call to, call upon), which may be done in the way of exhortation, entreaty, comfort, instruction, etc.
    • to admonish, exhort
      • "to beg, entreat, beseech
      • to strive to appease by entreaty
      to console, to encourage and strengthen by consolation, to comfort
      • to receive consolation, be comforted
      to encourage, strengthen"exhorting and comforting and encouraging"to instruct, teach
αὐτὸν
G846 P-ASM
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
λέγοντες
G3004 V-PAP-NPM
legō
properly, to ___%___lay___%___ forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean
  • to say, to speak
    • affirm over, maintain
      • "to teach"to exhort, advise, to command, direct"to point out with words, intend, mean, mean to say"to call by name, to call, name"to speak out, speak of, mention
Εἰ
G1487
ei
if, whether, that, etc
  • if, whether
ἐκβάλλεις
G1544 V-PAI-2S
ekballō
to eject (literally or figuratively)
  • to cast out, drive out, to send out
    • with notion of violence
      • to drive out (cast out)
        • "to cast out
        • of the world, i.e., be deprived of the power and influence he exercises in the world
          • "a thing: excrement from the belly into the sink
        to expel a person from a society: to banish from a family"to compel one to depart; to bid one depart, in stern though not violent language"so employed that the rapid motion of the one going is transferred to the one sending forth
        • to command or cause one to depart in haste
        to draw out with force, tear out"with implication of force overcoming opposite force
        • to cause a thing to move straight on its intended goal
        to reject with contempt, to cast off or away
      without the notion of violence
      • to draw out, extract, one thing inserted in another
        • "to bring out of, to draw or bring forth"to except, to leave out, i.e., not receive"to lead one forth or away somewhere with a force which he cannot resist
ἡμᾶς
G2248
hēmas
us
  • us, we, our etc.
ἐπίτρεψον
G2010
epitrepō
to turn over (transfer), i.e., allow
  • to turn to, transfer, commit, instruct
    • "to permit, allow, give leave
ἡμῖν
G2254
hēmin
to (or for, with, by) us
  • us, we, our
ἀπελθεῖν
G565
aperchomai
to go off (i.e., depart), aside (i.e., apart) or behind (i.e., follow), literally or figuratively
  • to go away, depart
    • to go away in order to follow any one, go after him, to follow his party, follow him as a leader
    to go away
    • of departing evils and sufferings
      • "of good things taken away from one"of an evanescent state of things
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀγέλην
G34 N-ASF
agelē
a drove
  • herd or oxen or cattle, a herd or company
τῶν
G3588 T-GPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
χοίρων
G5519 N-GPM
choiros
a hog
  • a swine

οἱ δὲ δαίμονες παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν λέγοντες Εἰ ἐκβάλλεις ἡμᾶς ἐπίτρεψον ἡμῖν ἀπελθεῖν εἰς τὴν ἀγέλην τῶν χοίρων
31
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast out, us suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.
Cross References

Revelation 20:1

Καὶ εἶδον ἄγγελον καταβαίνοντα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἔχοντα τὴν κλεῖδα τῆς ἀβύσσου καὶ ἅλυσιν μεγάλην ἐπὶ τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ
1
And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

Luke 8:30

ἐπηρώτησεν δὲ αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων Τί σοι ἐστιν ὄνομά ὁ δὲ εἶπεν Λεγεών· ὅτι δαιμόνια πολλὰ εἰσῆλθεν εἰς αὐτόν
30
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

Mark 5:12

καὶ παρεκάλεσαν αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ δαίμονες λέγοντες Πέμψον ἡμᾶς εἰς τοὺς χοίρους ἵνα εἰς αὐτοὺς εἰσέλθωμεν
12
And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

Mark 5:7

καὶ κράξας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ εἶπεν Τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου ὁρκίζω σε τὸν θεόν μή με βασανίσῃς
7
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

Revelation 12:12

διὰ τοῦτο εὐφραίνεσθε οἱ οὐρανοὶ καὶ οἱ ἐν αὐτοῖς σκηνοῦντες οὐαὶ τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν τὴν γῆν καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν ὅτι κατέβη ὁ διάβολος πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἔχων θυμὸν μέγαν εἰδὼς ὅτι ὀλίγον καιρὸν ἔχει
12
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
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