Matthew 8:28

28AndΚαὶhaving comeἐλθόντοςHeαὐτοῦtoεἰςtheτὸother sideπέρανtoεἰςtheτὴνregionχώρανof theτῶνGadarenesΓαδαρηνῶνmetὑπήντησανHimαὐτῷtwoδύοbeing possessed by demonsδαιμονιζόμενοιout ofἐκtheτῶνtombsμνημείωνcoming forthἐξερχόμενοι,violentχαλεποὶextremelyλίανso thatὥστεnotμὴwas ableἰσχύεινanyoneτινὰto passπαρελθεῖνbyδιὰtheτῆςwayὁδοῦthatἐκείνης.

And [on] His having come to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two [men] being possessed by demons met Him, coming out of the tombs, extremely violent, so as for no one to have strength to pass by that way.

Vocab difficulty

79.4

Rare words

  • Γαδαρηνῶν

    Γαδαρηνός

    Gadarene, belonging to Gadara (an important Hellenized town, one of the Decapolis, and south-east of the Sea of Galilee).

  • χαλεποὶ

    χαλεπός

    (a) hard, troublesome, (b) harsh, fierce.