Luke 8:31
And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.
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ASV
And they entreated him that he would not command them to depart into the abyss.
KJV
And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| παρεκάλουν | parekaloun | they were begging | G3870 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → |
| ἵνα | ina | that | G2443 → |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 → |
| ἐπιτάξῃ | epitaxē | he would command | G2004 → |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | to them | G846 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| ἄβυσσον | abusson | abyss | G12 → |
| ἀπελθεῖν. | apelthein | to go away. | G565 → |
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