Luke 8:29
29He was commandingπαρήγγελλενforγὰρtheτῷspiritπνεύματιτῷuncleanἀκαθάρτῳto come outἐξελθεῖνfromἀπὸtheτοῦmanἀνθρώπου.Manyπολλοῖςforγὰρtimesχρόνοιςit had seizedσυνηρπάκειhimαὐτόν,andκαὶhe was boundἐδεσμεύετοwith chainsἁλύσεσινandκαὶshacklesπέδαιςbeing keptφυλασσόμενος,andκαὶbreakingδιαρρήσσωνtheτὰchainsδεσμὰhe was drivenἠλαύνετοbyὑπὸtheτοῦdemonδαιμονίουintoεἰςtheτὰςdesertsἐρήμους.
For He commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For many times it had seized him, and he was bound, being kept with chains and shackles. And breaking the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the wilderness.
Vocab difficulty
Rare words
συνηρπάκει
συναρπάζω
I seize, drag by force.
ἐδεσμεύετο
δεσμεύω
I bind, put in chains, tie together.
πέδαις
πέδη
a shackle, fetter for the feet.
δεσμὰ
δεσμόν