King James Version

Luke 8:29

(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “he was shackled” (ἐδεσμεύετο) before chains here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “demon” (δαιμονίου) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he was bound” (ἐδεσμεῖτο) before chains here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “demon” (δαίμονος) before into here.

παρήγγελλενparēngellenhe had commandedπαραγγέλλω (parangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he had commanded”, a single actionG3853I notify, command, charge, entreat solemnly.he had commandedγὰρgarForγάρconjunction — “For”G1063for.Forτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματιpneumatispiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκαθάρτῳakathartōuncleanἀκάθαρτος (akathartos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “unclean”, the to- or for-formG169unclean, impure.This verse uses “unclean”.ἐξελθεῖνexeltheinto go outἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to go out”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.This verse uses “go out”.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουanthrōpoua humanἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “a human”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.πολλοῖςpolloisoftentimesπολύς (polus)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “oftentimes”, the to- or for-formG4183much, many; often.oftentimesγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.χρόνοιςchronoistimeχρόνος (chronos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “time”, the to- or for-formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.συνηρπάκειsunērpakeiit had caughtσυναρπάζω (sunarpazō)verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it had caught”, a completed action before another past momentG4884I seize, drag by force.it had caughtαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐδεσμεύετοedesmeuetoboundδεσμεύω (desmeuō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “bound”, an ongoing action in the pastG1195I bind, put in chains, tie together.boundἁλύσεσινhalusesinwith chainsἅλυσις (halusis)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “with chains”, the to- or for-formG254a (light) chain, bond.with chainsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπέδαιςpedaisin fettersπέδη (pedē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “in fetters”, the to- or for-formG3976a shackle, fetter for the feet.in fettersφυλασσόμενοςphulassomenosto keepφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5442(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.This verse uses “keep”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιαρρήσσωνdiarrēssōnhe brakeδιαρρήγνυμι (diarrēgnumi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he brake”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1284I tear asunder, burst, rend.he brakeτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δεσμὰdesmabandsδεσμόν (desmon)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “bands”, the object formG1199a bond, chain, imprisonment; a string or ligament, an impediment, infirmity.the bandsἠλαύνετοēlaunetoand was drivenἐλαύνω (elaunō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “and was driven”, an ongoing action in the pastG1643(a) trans: I drive (on), propel, (b) intrans: I row.and was drivenὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δαιμονίουdaimonioudevilδαιμόνιον (daimonion)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “devil”, the of-formG1140an evil-spirit, demon; a heathen deity.the devilεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμουςerēmouswildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “wilderness”, the object formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wilderness

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐδεσμεῖτοedesmeitoboundδεσμέω (desmeō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “bound”, an ongoing action in the pastG1196δαίμονοςdaimonosdevilδαίμων (daimōn)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “devil”, the of-formG1142an evil-spirit, demon.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters — guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.

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World English Bible

For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bonds apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.

Darby Translation

For he had commanded the unclean spirit to go out from the man. For very often it had seized him; and he had been bound, kept with chains and fetters; and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserts.

Douay-Rheims

For he commanded the unclean spirit to go out of the man. For many times it seized him, and he was bound with chains, and kept in fetters; and breaking the bonds, he was driven by the devil into the deserts.

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