King James Version

Mark 5:3

Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “tombs” (μνήμασιν.) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include a longer phrase before no [one]: οὐδὲ ἁλύσει οὐκέτι. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “graves” (μνήμείοις) before And here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “nor with chains” (οὔτε ἁλύσεσιν) before no [one] here.

ὃςhosWhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.Whoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κατοίκησινkatoikēsinhis dwellingκατοίκησις (katoikēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “his dwelling”, the object formG2731a dwelling, abode, habitation.This verse uses “dwelling”.his dwellingεἶχενeichento haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing action in the pastG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐνenamongἐνpreposition — “among”G1722in, on, among.amongτοῖςtoistheὁ (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 tombsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοὐδὲoudeno, notοὐδέadverb — “no, not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.no, notἁλύσειhaluseiwith chainsἅλυσις (halusis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “with chains”, the to- or for-formG254a (light) chain, bond.with chainsοὐκέτιouketino + ἔτι=stillοὐκέτιadverb — “no + ἔτι=still”G3765Strong’s files this form under G2089 (ἔτι).οὐδεὶςoudeisnoneοὐδείςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “none”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.ἐδύνατοedunatobe ableδύναμαι (dunamai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “be able”, an ongoing action in the pastG1410(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.δῆσαιdēsaito bindδέω (deō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to bind”, a single actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μνήμείοιςmnēmeioistombsμνημεῖον (mnēmeion)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “tombs”, the to- or for-formG3419a tomb, sepulcher, monument.οὔτεouteno, notοὔτεconjunction — “no, not”G3777and not, neither, nor.ἁλύσεσινhalusesinwith chainsἅλυσις (halusis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “with chains”, the to- or for-formG254a (light) chain, bond.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;

Young’s Literal Translation

who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him,

World English Bible

He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,

Darby Translation

who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one was able to bind him, not even with chains;

Douay-Rheims

Who had his dwelling in the tombs, and no man now could bind him, not even with chains.

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