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Luke 9:39

A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
Luke 9:39
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἰδοὺ πνεῦμα λαμβάνει αὐτὸν καὶ ἐξαίφνης κράζει καὶ σπαράσσει αὐτὸν μετὰ ἀφροῦ καὶ μόγις ἀποχωρεῖ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ συντρῖβον αὐτόν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἰδοὺidou“behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  3. πνεῦμαpneuma“a spirit”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  4. λαμβάνειlambanei“takes”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  5. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. ἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs“suddenly”
    Adverb · “suddenly” · Strong's G1810
  8. κράζειkrazei“he cries out”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κράζω · “to cry” · Strong's G2896
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. σπαράσσειsparassei“it throws into convulsions”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from σπαράσσω · “to convulse” · Strong's G4682
  11. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  13. ἀφροῦaphrou“foaming”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀφρός · “foam” · Strong's G0876
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. μόγιςmogis“with difficulty”
    Adverb · “hardly” · Strong's G3425
  16. ἀποχωρεῖapochōrei“it departs”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποχωρέω · “to leave” · Strong's G0672
  17. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  18. αὐτοῦautou“him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  19. συντρῖβονsuntribon“bruising”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, neuter · from συντρίβω · “to break” · Strong's G4937
  20. αὐτόν.auton“him.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)