Mark 5:12

So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
Mark 5:12
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ παρεκάλεσαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· πέμψον ἡμᾶς εἰς τοὺς χοίρους ἵνα εἰς αὐτοὺς εἰσέλθωμεν.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. παρεκάλεσανparekalesan“they begged”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from παρακαλέω · “to plead/comfort” · Strong's G3870
  3. αὐτὸνauton“Him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. λέγοντες·legontes“saying;”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  5. πέμψονpempson“do send”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from πέμπω · “to send” · Strong's G3992
  6. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  7. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  8. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. χοίρουςchoirous“pigs”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from χοῖρος · “pig” · Strong's G5519
  10. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  11. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  12. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. εἰσέλθωμεν.eiselthōmen“let us enter.”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)