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Mark 5:4

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Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:	Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any [man] tame him.	And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Because^G1223 that he^G846 had been often^G4178 bound^G1210 with fetters^G3976 and^G2532 chains^G254, and^G2532 the chains^G254 had been plucked asunder^G1288 by^G5259 him^G846, and^G2532 the fetters^G3976 broken in pieces^G4937: neither^G2532 could^G2480 any man tame^G1150 him^{G846 G3762}.

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Original Greek

διὰ τὸ αὐτὸν πολλάκις πέδαις καὶ ἁλύσεσι δεδέσθαι, καὶ διεσπᾶσθαι ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ τὰς ἁλύσεις, καὶ τὰς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι· καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτὸν ἴσχυε δαμάσαι·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
διὰ	dia	G1223	PREP	Because
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	*
αὐτὸν	auton	G846	P-ASM	that he
πολλάκις	pollakis	G4178	ADV	had been often
πέδαις	pedais	G3976	N-DPF	with fetters
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἁλύσεσι	halusesi	G254	N-DPF	chains
δεδέσθαι,	dedesthai	G1210	V-RPN	bound
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
διεσπᾶσθαι	diespasthai	G1288	V-RPN	had been plucked asunder
ὑπ’	hup’	G5259	PREP	by
αὐτοῦ	autou	G846	P-GSM	him
τὰς	tas	G3588	T-APF	the
ἁλύσεις,	haluseis	G254	N-APF	chains
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
τὰς	tas	G3588	T-APF	the
πέδας	pedas	G3976	N-APF	fetters
συντετρῖφθαι·	suntetriphthai	G4937	V-RPN	broken in pieces
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	neither
οὐδεὶς	oudeis	G3762	A-NSM-N
αὐτὸν	auton	G846	P-ASM	him
ἴσχυε	ischue	G2480	V-IAI-3S	could
δαμάσαι·	damasai	G1150	V-AAN	any [man] tame

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G254 — ἅλυσις (hálysis, hal'-oo-sis): a light chain — of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle:--bonds, chain.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1150 — δαμάζω (damázō, dam-ad'-zo): I tame, subdue — a variation of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to tame:--tame.
• G1210 — δέω (déō, deh'-o): I bind — a primary verb; to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively):--bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind. See also δεῖ, δέομαι.
• G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
• G1288 — διασπάω (diaspáō, dee-as-pah'-o): I tear apart, burst — from διά and σπάω; to draw apart, i.e. sever or dismember:--pluck asunder, pull in pieces.
• G2480 — ἰσχύω (ischýō, is-khoo'-o): I am strong, able — from ἰσχύς; to have (or exercise) force (literally or figuratively):--be able, avail, can do(-not), could, be good, might, prevail, be of strength, be whole, + much work.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3762 — οὐδείς (oudeís, oo-dice'): no one, none, nothing — from οὐδέ and εἷς; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing:--any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.
• G3976 — πέδη (pédē, ped'-ay): a shackle — ultimately from πούς; a shackle for the feet:--fetter.
• G4178 — πολλάκις (pollákis, pol-lak'-is): many times, often — multiplicative adverb from πολύς; many times, i.e. frequently:--oft(-en, -entimes, -times).
• G4937 — συντρίβω (syntríbō, soon-tree'-bo): I break by crushing — from σύν and the base of τρίβος; to crush completely, i.e. to shatter (literally or figuratively):--break (in pieces), broken to shivers (+ -hearted), bruise.
• G5259 — ὑπό (hypó, hoop-o'): by, under, about — a primary preposition; under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)):--among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• tame — James 3:7-8

Reciprocal references (6): Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:25, Matthew 17:15, Mark 5:15, Luke 9:39, Acts 19:16

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: FETTERS
• Nave’s: DEMONS, FETTERS, GADARENES, JESUS, THE CHRIST, MIRACLES

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