King James Version

Matthew 8:31

So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “do send away us” (ἀπόστειλον ἡμᾶς) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “do allow us” (ἐπίτρεψον ἡμῖν) before into here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeSoδέconjunction — “So”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Soδαίμονεςdaimonesdevilsδαίμων (daimōn)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “devils”, the subject formG1142an evil-spirit, demon.the devilsπαρεκάλουνparekalounbesoughtπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “besought”, an ongoing action in the pastG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.besoughtαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΕἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifἐκβάλλειςekballeisthou castἐκβάλλω (ekballō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou cast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1544I throw (cast, put) out; I banish; I bring forth, produce.This verse uses “cast”.thou castἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἀπόστειλονaposteilonto go awayἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to go away”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.to go awayἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγέληνagelēnherdἀγέλη (agelē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “herd”, the object formG34a flock, herd.This verse uses “herd”.the herdτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χοίρωνchoirōnof swineχοῖρος (choiros)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of swine”, the of-formG5519a swine, hog, sow.of swine

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ἐπίτρεψονepitrepsonsufferἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “suffer”, a single actionG2010I turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit.ἡμῖνhēminusἡμῖνpersonal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural — “us”, the object formG2254

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the demons were calling on him, saying, 'If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the demons were calling on him, saying, 'If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'

World English Bible

The demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of pigs.”

Darby Translation

and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.

Douay-Rheims

And the devils besought him, saying: If thou cast us out hence, send us into the herd of swine.

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