Mark 5:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMark 5:4 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 →
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
πολλάκις
pollákis
G4178
often
πέδαις
pédē
G3976
shackle
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἁλύσεσιν
hálysis
G254
chain
δεδέσθαι
déō
G1210
to bind
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
διεσπάσθαι
diaspáō
G1288
to break asunder
ὑπ’
hypó
G5259
under
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἁλύσεις
hálysis
G254
chain
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
πέδας
pédē
G3976
shackle
συντετρῖφθαι
syntríbō
G4937
to break in pieces
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐδεὶς
oudeís
G3762
nothing
ἴσχυεν
ischýō
G2480
to be strong
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
δαμάσαι
damázō
G1150
to tame
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World English Bible Public Domain
because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles had been shattered, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.
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