Luke 8:37
Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.
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ASV
And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes round about asked him to depart from them; for they were holden with great fear: and he entered into a boat, and returned.
KJV
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
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23 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἠρώτησεν | ērōtēsen | asked | G2065 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | Him | G846 → |
| ἅπαν | hapan | all | G537 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| πλῆθος | plēthos | multitude | G4128 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| περιχώρου | perichōrou | surrounding region | G4066 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| Γερασηνῶν | Gerasēnōn | Gerasenes | G1086 → |
| ἀπελθεῖν | apelthein | to depart | G565 → |
| ἀπ᾽ | ap᾽ | from | G575 → |
| αὐτῶν, | autōn | them, | G846 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 → |
| φόβῳ | phobō | with fear | G5401 → |
| μεγάλῳ | megalō | great | G3173 → |
| συνείχοντο.¶ | suneichonto | they were seized. | G4912 → |
| Αὐτὸς | Autos | He himself | G846 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| ἐμβὰς | embas | having climbed | G1684 → |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → |
| πλοῖον | ploion | boat | G4143 → |
| ὑπέστρεψεν. | hupestrepsen | turned back. | G5290 → |
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