Revised Literal Translation

Luke 8:26-36

26τὴνtēnG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532they arrivedκατέπλευσανkatepleusanG2668atεἰςeisG1519the countryχώραν τῶνchōran tōnG3588 G5561of the GadarenesG1046,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510over againstἀντιπέραantiperaG495Galileeτῆς Γαλιλαίας.¶tēs GalilaiasG3588 G1056.

27AndδὲdeG1161whenG1831heG846wentG1831forthἐπὶepiG1909to landτὴν γῆνtēn gēnG3588 G1093,there metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221himG846out ofG1537the cityτῆς πόλεωςtēs poleōsG3588 G4172a certainτιςtisG5100manἀνήρanērG435,whichG3739hadἔχωνechōnG2192devilsδαιμόνια.daimoniaG1140G1537longἱκανῷhikanōG2425timeχρόνῳchronōG5550,andκαὶkaiG2532wareG1737noοὐκoukG3756clothesἱμάτιονhimationG2440,καὶkaiG2532neitherοὐκoukG3756abodeἔμενενemenenG3306inἐνenG1722anyhouseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722the tombsτοῖς μνήμασιν.tois mnēmasinG3588 G3418.

28τὸνtonG3588WhenδὲdeG1161he sawG3708JesusἸησοῦν τοῦIēsoun touG3588 G2424,G2532he cried outἀνακράξαςanakraxasG349,and fell downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363before himαὐτῷautōG846,andG2532with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456saidG3004,WhatτίtiG5101have IG1473to doG2532with theeσοί,soiG4771,JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424, thouSonυἱὲhuieG5207of Godθεοῦ τοῦtheou touG3588 G2316most highὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310?I beseechδέομαίdeomaiG1189theeσου,souG4771,tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928meG1473notμήmēG3361.

29(ForγὰρgarG1063he had commandedπαρήγγειλενparēngeilenG3853the uncleanτῷ ἀκαθάρτῳtō akathartōG3588 G169spiritπνεύματι τῷpneumati tōG3588 G4151to come outἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831ofἀπὸapoG575the manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου·tou anthrōpouG3588 G444.ForγὰρgarG1063oftentimesπολλοῖς χρόνοιςpollois chronoisG4183 G5550it had caughtσυνηρπάκειsunērpakeiG4884himαὐτόν,autonG846:andκαὶkaiG2532he was keptφυλασσόμενος,phulassomenosG5442boundG1196with chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254andκαὶkaiG2532in fettersπέδαιςpedaisG3976;andκαὶkaiG2532he brakeδιαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōnG1284the bandsτὰ δεσμὰta desmaG3588 G1199,and was drivenἠλαύνετοēlaunetoG1643ofὑπὸhupoG5259the devilτοῦtouG3588 G1142intoεἰςeisG1519the wildernessτὰς ἐρήμους.tas erēmousG3588 G2048.)

30ὁhoG3588AndδὲdeG1161JesusἸησοῦς ὁIēsous hoG3588 G2424askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingG3004,WhatτίtiG5101isἐστιν;estinG1510thyσοιsoiG4771nameὄνομάonomaG3686?AndδὲdeG1161he saidG3004,Legionλεγιών·legiōnG3003:becauseὅτιhotiG3754manyπολλὰpollaG4183devilsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140were enteredεἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525intoεἰςeisG1519himαὐτόν.autonG846.

31AndκαὶkaiG2532they besoughtπαρεκάλουνparekalounG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846thatἵναinaG2443he wouldG2004notμὴmēG3361commandἐπιτάξῃepitaxēG2004themαὐτοῖςautoisG846to go outἀπελθεῖν.apeltheinG565intoεἰςeisG1519the abyssτὴν ἄβυσσονtēn abussonG3588 G12.

32AndδὲdeG1161there wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖekeiG1563an herdἀγέληagelēG34of manyἱκανῶνhikanōnG2425swineχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένηboskomenēG1006onἐνenG1722the mountainτῷ ὄρει,tō oreiG3588 G3735:andκαὶkaiG2532they besoughtπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846thatἵναinaG2443he would sufferἐπιτρέψῃepitrepsēG2010themαὐτοῖςautoisG846to enterεἰσελθεῖν.eiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519themἐκείνουςekeinousG1565.AndκαὶkaiG2532he sufferedἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010themαὐτοῖς.autoisG846.

33ThenδὲdeG1161wentἐξελθόνταexelthontaG1831the devilsτὰ δαιμόνιαta daimoniaG3588 G1140out ofἀπὸapoG575the manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουtou anthrōpouG3588 G444,and enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the swineτοὺς χοίρους,tous choirousG3588 G5519:andκαὶkaiG2532the herdἡ ἀγέληhē agelēG3588 G34ran violentlyὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596a steep placeτοῦ κρημνοῦtou krēmnouG3588 G2911intoεἰςeisG1519the lakeτὴν λίμνηνtēn limnēnG3588 G3041,andκαὶkaiG2532were chokedἀπεπνίγη.¶apepnigēG638.

34οἱhoiG3588τὸtoG3588WhenδὲdeG1161they that fedβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006themsawG3708what was doneγεγονὸςgegonosG1096,they fledἔφυγονephugonG5343,andκαὶkaiG2532wentG565and toldἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518itinεἰςeisG1519the cityτὴν πόλινtēn polinG3588 G4172andκαὶkaiG2532inεἰςeisG1519the countryτοὺς ἀγρούς.tous agrousG3588 G68.

35τὸtoG3588ThenδὲdeG1161they went outἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831to seeG3708what was doneγεγονὸςgegonosG1096;andκαὶkaiG2532cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314Jesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνton IēsounG3588 G2424,andκαὶkaiG2532foundεὗρονheuronG2147the manτὸν ἄνθρωπονton anthrōponG3588 G444,out ofἀφ᾽aph᾽G575whomοὗhouG3739the devilsτὰ δαιμόνιαta daimoniaG3588 G1140were departedἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831,sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521atπαρὰparaG3844the feetτοὺς πόδαςtous podasG3588 G4228of Jesusτοῦ Ἰησοῦ,tou IēsouG3588 G2424,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439,andκαὶkaiG2532in his right mindσωφρονοῦνταsōphronountaG4993:andκαὶkaiG2532they were afraidἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.

36οἱhoiG3588δὲdeG1161TheyαὐτοῖςautoisG846alsoG2532whichὁhoG3588sawG3708ittoldἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518themby what meansπῶςpōsG4459he that was possessed of the devilsδαιμονισθείς.daimonistheisG1139was healedἐσώθηesōthēG4982.

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