And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “is having” (ἔχων) before demons here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “time a long” (χρόνῳ ἱκανῷ) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “was wearing” (ἐνεδύσατο) before clothing here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “with him” (αὐτῷ) before man here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “who had” (ὃς εἶχεν) before demons here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from times long” (ἐκ χρόνων ἱκανῶν) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he was dressed in” (ἐνεδιδύσκετο) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἐξελθόντιexelthontiwent forthἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “went forth”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.went forthδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γῆνgēnearthγῆ (gē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “earth”, the object formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.ὑπήντησενhupēntēsento go meetὑπαντάω (hupantaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to go meet”, a single actionG5221I meet, go to meet.ἀνήρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἐκeklongἐκpreposition — “long”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.longτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πόλεωςpoleōscityπόλις (polis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “city”, the of-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.ἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.δαιμόνιαdaimoniademonδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “demon”, the object formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.This verse uses “demon”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andχρόνῳchronōtimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “time”, the to- or for-formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.ἱκανῷhikanōsufficientἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “sufficient”, the to- or for-formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.This verse uses “sufficient”.οὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.noἐνεδύσατοenedusatoto put onἐνδύω (enduō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to put on”, a single actionG1746I put on, clothe (another).This verse uses “put on”.ἱμάτιονhimationclothesἱμάτιονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “clothes”, the object formG2440 a long flowing outer garment, tunic.clothesκαὶkaineitherκαίconjunction — “neither”G2532and, even, also, namely.neitherἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inοἰκίᾳoikiaany houseοἰκίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “any house”, the to- or for-formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.any houseοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔμενενemenento stayμένω (menō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stay”, an ongoing action in the pastG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μνήμασινmnēmasintombsμνῆμα (mnēma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “tombs”, the to- or for-formG3418a tomb, monument, memorial.the tombs
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
αὐτῷautōwhen heαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “when he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὃςhoswhichὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.εἶχενeichenhadἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this form of the verb.verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.ἐκeklongἐκpreposition — “long”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.χρόνωνchronōntimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “time”, the to- or for-formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.ἱκανῶνhikanōnlongἱκανός (hikanos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “long”, the to- or for-formG2425(a) considerable, sufficient, of number, quantity, time, (b) of persons: sufficiently strong (good, etc.), worthy, suitable, with various constructions, (c) many, much.ἐνεδιδύσκετοenedidusketowareἐνδιδύσκω (endiduskō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “ware”, a single actionG1737(somewhat rare) (of clothing: I put on another); mid: I put on (myself).
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,
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American Standard Version (1901)
And when he was come forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons; and for a long time he had worn no clothes, and abode not in any house, but in the tombs.
Young’s Literal Translation
and he having gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man, out of the city, who had demons for a long time, and with a garment was not clothed, and in a house was not abiding, but in the tombs,
World English Bible
When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs.
Darby Translation
And as he got out [of the ship] on the land, a certain man out of the city met him, who had demons a long time, and put on no clothes, and did not abide in a house, but in the tombs.
Douay-Rheims
And when he was come forth to the land, there met him a certain man who had a devil now a very long time, and he wore no clothes, neither did he abide in a house, but in the sepulchres.
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