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Luke 8:30–34

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Luke 8:30

30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

Luke 8:31

31And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

Luke 8:32

32And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

Luke 8:33

33Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

Luke 8:34

34When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 8:30

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

name

A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

many

A great number; numerous persons or things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

devils

Evil spirits opposed to God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 8:31

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

besought

To beseech: to ask earnestly, implore, or entreat.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

command

To order or direct with authority; also, an authoritative order, charge, or commandment.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

deep

The sea; the abyss of waters; the ocean.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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Luke 8:32

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

many

A great number; numerous persons or things.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

feeding

Giving or taking food; nourishing, tending, grazing, or supplying what sustains.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

besought

To beseech: to ask earnestly, implore, or entreat.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

suffer

To bear, undergo, or endure pain, loss, or hardship; also to allow or permit.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

enter

To go or come in; to penetrate; to become an ingredient or constituent part; to enter the mind.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

suffered

Borne; undergone; peri mitted; allowed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 8:33

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

devils

Evil spirits opposed to God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

out

Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

man

A human being; an adult male; a person, husband, servant, or representative, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

steep

Sharply sloping or precipitous; as a noun, a steep place or descent.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

place

A location, position, room, occasion, office, or passage, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

lake

A body or large pool of water; in Revelation, especially the lake of fire.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 8:34

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

done

Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fled

To flee: to run or hasten away, especially from danger or expected evil.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

told

To tell: to say, relate, inform, count, or make known.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

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From verse 30

  1. Matthew 26:53
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  2. Luke 8:2
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  3. Mark 16:9
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  4. Matthew 8:29
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  5. Mark 5:9
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From verse 31

  1. Matthew 25:41
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  2. Job 1:11
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  3. Job 2:5
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  4. Luke 8:28
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  5. Philippians 2:10–11
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From verse 32

  1. Isaiah 65:4
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  2. Isaiah 66:3
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  3. 1 John 4:4
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  4. 1 Kings 22:22
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  5. Job 1:10
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From verse 33

  1. 1 Peter 5:8
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  2. John 8:44
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  3. Luke 8:22–23
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  4. Revelation 9:11
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From verse 34

  1. Mark 5:14
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  2. Acts 19:16–17
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  3. Matthew 28:11
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  4. Matthew 8:33
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