Luke 8:37 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 8:37 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἠρώτησεν
erōtáō
G2065
to ask
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ἅπαν
hápas
G537
all
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πλῆθος
plēthos
G4128
multitude
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
περιχώρου
períchōros
G4066
neighboring
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
Γεργεσηνῶν
Gergesēnós
G1086
Gergesenes
ἀπελθεῖν
apérchomai
G565
to depart
ἀπ’
apó
G575
from
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
φόβῳ
phóbos
G5401
fear
μεγάλῳ
mégas
G3173
great
συνείχοντο
synéchō
G4912
to hold together
αὐτὸς
autós
G846
he
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἐμβὰς
embaínō
G1684
to enter
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
πλοῖον
ploîon
G4143
ship
ὑπέστρεψεν
hypostréphō
G5290
to turn back
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World English Bible Public Domain
All the people of the surrounding country of the Gadarenes asked him to depart from them, for they were very much afraid. He entered into the boat, and returned.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all the multitude of the region of the Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized by great fear. Then he got into the boat to return.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).