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And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />who had the dwelling in the tombs. And no longer was anyone able to bind him, not even with chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Who had <i>his</i> dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />who had <i>his</i> dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He lived among the tombs; and no one was able to bind him anymore, not even with a chain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />who had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and the man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore—not even with a chain —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He lived in the tombs. No one was able to restrain him anymore—even with chains—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />from the graveyard where he had been living. No one was able to tie the man up anymore, not even with a chain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and lived among the tombs. No one could restrain him any longer, not even with a chain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />and lived among the tombs. Nobody could keep him tied with chains any more; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He lived among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, not even with a chain. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was anyone able to bind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />who had the dwelling in the tombs. And no longer was anyone able to bind him, not even with chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Who had a dwelling among the monuments; and neither with chains could any one bind him:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who had his dwelling in the tombs, and no man now could bind him, not even with chains. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />who had his dwelling place with the tombs; neither had anyone been able to bind him, even with chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He lived among the tombs; and no one could restrain him any more, even with a chain;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He lived in the cemetery, and no man could bind him in chains;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And he dwelt among the tombs and no one was able to bind him with chains,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could keep him bound even with chains;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />who had his dwelling among the tombs: neither was any one able to bind him with chains;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />coming out of the tombs; who had his abode among the tombs; and no man could secure him, not even with chains;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />no man being able to confine him, no not with chains:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one could any longer bind him, not even with a chain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />a man with an impure spirit, who kept among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/5-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=1231" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/5.htm">The Demons and the Pigs</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hos (RelPro-NMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">This man</a> <a href="/greek/2192.htm" title="2192: eichen (V-IIA-3S) -- To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.">had</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2731.htm" title="2731: katoikēsin (N-AFS) -- A dwelling, abode, habitation. From katoikeo; residence.">been living</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">in</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3418.htm" title="3418: mnēmasin (N-DNP) -- A tomb, monument, memorial. From mnaomai; a memorial, i.e. Sepulchral monument.">tombs</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1410.htm" title="1410: edynato (V-IIM/P-3S) -- (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.">could</a> <a href="/greek/3765.htm" title="3765: ouketi (Adv) -- No longer, no more. Also ouk eti from ou and eti; not yet, no longer.">no longer</a> <a href="/greek/3762.htm" title="3762: oudeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. "></a> <a href="/greek/1210.htm" title="1210: dēsai (V-ANA) -- To bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful. A primary verb; to bind.">be restrained,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3761.htm" title="3761: oude (Adv) -- Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.">even</a> <a href="/greek/254.htm" title="254: halysei (N-DFS) -- A (light) chain, bond. Of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle.">with chains.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">4</span>Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-27.htm">Luke 8:27</a></span><br />When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Matthew 8:28</a></span><br />When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a></span><br />sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-4.htm">2 Peter 2:4</a></span><br />For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-6.htm">Jude 1:6</a></span><br />And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-5.htm">Job 30:5-7</a></span><br />They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves, / so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground. / They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Isaiah 14:17</a></span><br />who turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Jeremiah 5:3</a></span><br />O LORD, do not Your eyes look for truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain. You finished them off, but they refused to accept discipline. They have made their faces harder than stone and refused to repent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Psalm 107:10</a></span><br />Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-7.htm">Acts 8:7</a></span><br />With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14</a></span><br />Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">1 Kings 22:22</a></span><br />And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-33.htm">Daniel 4:33</a></span><br />At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2</a></span><br />And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/9-18.htm">Mark 9:18-22</a></b></br> And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a></b></br> Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable <i>things is in</i> their vessels;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-32.htm">Daniel 4:32,33</a></b></br> And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling <i>shall be</i> with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/4-33.htm">Able</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-8.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/mark/3-27.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/daniel/5-29.htm">Chain</a> <a href="/matthew/14-3.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/mark/5-2.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/matthew/23-21.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Nobody</a> <a href="/matthew/28-14.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/mark/5-2.htm">Tombs</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/6-5.htm">Able</a> <a href="/mark/9-8.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/mark/15-17.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/luke/13-16.htm">Chain</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Chains</a> <a href="/mark/5-5.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/luke/1-65.htm">Dwelling</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Nobody</a> <a href="/mark/8-35.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/mark/5-5.htm">Tombs</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-1.htm">Jesus delivering the possessed of the legion of demons,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-13.htm">they enter into the pigs.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-22.htm">He is entreated by Jairus to go and heal his daughter.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-25.htm">He heals the woman subject to bleeding,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-35.htm">and raises Jairus' daughter from death.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>This man had been living in the tombs</b><br>The setting of the tombs indicates a place of death and uncleanness according to Jewish law (<a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-16</a>). Tombs were often caves or carved out of rock, located outside the city, symbolizing separation from the community and God. This reflects the spiritual and social isolation of the demon-possessed man. The presence of tombs also foreshadows the power of Jesus over death, as He later demonstrates through His resurrection.<p><b>and could no longer be restrained</b><br>The inability to restrain the man highlights the severity of his condition and the supernatural strength given by the demons. This detail underscores the power of evil and the desperate need for divine intervention. It also sets the stage for Jesus' authority over demonic forces, as seen in His ability to command them with a word (<a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Mark 5:8</a>).<p><b>even with chains</b><br>Chains symbolize human attempts to control or manage evil through physical means, which are ultimately ineffective. This reflects the broader biblical theme that spiritual problems require spiritual solutions. The futility of chains points to the necessity of Christ's power to truly liberate and heal. This echoes the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>, where the Messiah is described as one who will "proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_demoniac.htm">The Demoniac</a></b><br>A man possessed by an unclean spirit, living among the tombs, who could not be restrained even with chains.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tombs.htm">The Tombs</a></b><br>The place where the demoniac lived, symbolizing death and uncleanness in Jewish culture.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in the Gospel of Mark, who demonstrates His authority over evil spirits and brings healing and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_sin_and_evil.htm">The Power of Sin and Evil</a></b><br>The demoniac's condition illustrates the destructive power of sin and evil in a person's life. It serves as a reminder of the spiritual battle we face and the need for Christ's intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/christ's_authority.htm">Christ's Authority</a></b><br>Jesus' encounter with the demoniac demonstrates His supreme authority over evil. Believers can find comfort and assurance in knowing that no power of darkness can withstand the authority of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_hope.htm">Restoration and Hope</a></b><br>The transformation of the demoniac from a state of bondage to freedom and restoration is a powerful testament to the hope and new life that Jesus offers to all who come to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_isolation.htm">Community and Isolation</a></b><br>The demoniac's isolation among the tombs reflects the separation sin causes between individuals and their communities. Jesus' healing brings restoration not only to the individual but also to their place within the community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'joseph_was_a_just_man'_mean.htm">What did 'My name is Legion' signify for the demons?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_legion's_story_in_the_bible.htm">What is Legion's story in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_mark's_gospel_lack_resurrection.htm">Why does Mark's Gospel, the earliest, lack a resurrection appearance in its original ending?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_did_'my_name_is_legion'_mean.htm">What did "My name is Legion" signify for the demons?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">No man could bind him.</span>--The better MSS. give, "no man could any longer bind him." The attempt had been so often made and baffled that it had been given up in despair.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/5-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">[He]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃς</span> <span class="translit">(hos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">had</span><br /><span class="grk">εἶχεν</span> <span class="translit">(eichen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2192.htm">Strong's 2192: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">been living</span><br /><span class="grk">κατοίκησιν</span> <span class="translit">(katoikēsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2731.htm">Strong's 2731: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dwelling, abode, habitation. From katoikeo; residence.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(tois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">tombs</span><br /><span class="grk">μνήμασιν</span> <span class="translit">(mnēmasin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3418.htm">Strong's 3418: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tomb, monument, memorial. From mnaomai; a memorial, i.e. Sepulchral monument.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">could</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐδύνατο</span> <span class="translit">(edynato)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1410.htm">Strong's 1410: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no longer</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐκέτι</span> <span class="translit">(ouketi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3765.htm">Strong's 3765: </a> </span><span class="str2">No longer, no more. Also ouk eti from ou and eti; not yet, no longer.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be restrained,</span><br /><span class="grk">δῆσαι</span> <span class="translit">(dēsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1210.htm">Strong's 1210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful. A primary verb; to bind.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[even]</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐδὲ</span> <span class="translit">(oude)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3761.htm">Strong's 3761: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with chains.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁλύσει</span> <span class="translit">(halysei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_254.htm">Strong's 254: </a> </span><span class="str2">A (light) chain, bond. Of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/5-3.htm">Mark 5:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/5-3.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 5:3 He lived in the tombs (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/5-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 5:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 5:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/5-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 5:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 5:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>