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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now there was a great herd of pigs there near the mountain, feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now there was a large herd of pigs feeding nearby on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now there was a big herd of swine feeding there on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now there was a large herd of swine feeding nearby on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now there was a large herd of pigs grazing there on the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now a large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Over on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A large herd of pigs was feeding on a mountainside nearby.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There was a large herd of pigs near by, feeding on a hillside. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now a large herd of pigs was grazing on a hillside nearby. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />There on the hillside, a great herd of pigs was feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now there was there nigh to the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Feeding there, on the mountain slope, was a great herd of swine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of pigs feeding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />Now there was a great herd of pigs there near the mountain, feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a great herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine, feeding. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And in that place, near the mountain, there was a great herd of swine, feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now there on the hillside a great herd of swine was feeding;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Now there was there, near the mountain a large herd of swine feeding.<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 />But there was near the mountain a great herd of swine that were feeding.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Now a great herd of swine was feeding there near the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And there was a great herd of swine feeding in the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And a great herd of swine was there feeding on the mountain:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />now there was a great herd of swine feeding upon the mountain;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Feeding there, on the mountain slope, was a great herd of swine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Now there was there by the mountain a great herd of swine feeding<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Now there was a great herd of swine feeding upon the mountains:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/5-11.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=1292" 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">10</span>And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/1563.htm" title="1563: ekei (Adv) -- (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.">There</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">on the</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">nearby</a> <a href="/greek/3735.htm" title="3735: orei (N-DNS) -- A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).">hillside</a> <a href="/greek/3173.htm" title="3173: megalē (Adj-NFS) -- Large, great, in the widest sense. ">a large</a> <a href="/greek/34.htm" title="34: agelē (N-NFS) -- A flock, herd. From ago; a drove.">herd</a> <a href="/greek/5519.htm" title="5519: choirōn (N-GMP) -- A swine, hog, sow. Of uncertain derivation; a hog.">of pigs</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: Ēn (V-IIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/1006.htm" title="1006: boskomenē (V-PPM/P-NFS) -- To feed, pasture. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze.">feeding.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">12</span>So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”…<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="/matthew/8-30.htm">Matthew 8:30</a></span><br />In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Luke 8:32</a></span><br />There on the hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding. So the demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7</a></span><br />And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a></span><br />as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.<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="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a></span><br />“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8</a></span><br />‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm">2 Peter 2:22</a></span><br />Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">Proverbs 11:22</a></span><br />Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/26-11.htm">Proverbs 26:11</a></span><br />As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-14.htm">1 Samuel 24:14</a></span><br />Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-1.htm">Job 30:1</a></span><br />“But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now there was there near to the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.</p><p class="hdg">herd.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7,8</a></b></br> And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he <i>is</i> unclean to you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a></b></br> And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it <i>is</i> unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.</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><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/8-33.htm">Feeding</a> <a href="/mark/4-4.htm">Food</a> <a href="/matthew/27-62.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/mark/5-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/8-32.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Hillside</a> <a href="/matthew/28-12.htm">Large</a> <a href="/mark/3-13.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/mark/5-5.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/mark/3-13.htm">Mountainside</a> <a href="/mark/1-38.htm">Nearby</a> <a href="/mark/2-4.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/matthew/8-33.htm">Pigs</a> <a href="/mark/5-1.htm">Side</a> <a href="/matthew/8-32.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/matthew/8-32.htm">Swine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/2-7.htm">Feeding</a> <a href="/mark/5-43.htm">Food</a> <a href="/mark/5-18.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/mark/5-18.htm">Great</a> <a href="/mark/5-13.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/luke/8-32.htm">Hillside</a> <a href="/mark/5-24.htm">Large</a> <a href="/mark/6-46.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/mark/13-14.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/mark/6-46.htm">Mountainside</a> <a href="/luke/2-8.htm">Nearby</a> <a href="/mark/5-21.htm">Nigh</a> <a href="/mark/5-12.htm">Pigs</a> <a href="/mark/5-21.htm">Side</a> <a href="/luke/8-33.htm">Slope</a> <a href="/mark/5-12.htm">Swine</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>There on the nearby hillside</b><br>The setting of this passage is the region of the Gerasenes, located on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee. This area was predominantly Gentile, which is significant given the presence of pigs, animals considered unclean by Jewish law (<a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7</a>). The mention of a hillside suggests a rural, pastoral landscape, common in this region. Hillsides in this area often provided grazing land for livestock, indicating a community engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry.<p><b>a large herd of pigs</b><br>The presence of pigs highlights the Gentile nature of the region, as Jews would not typically raise pigs due to their dietary laws. The herd's size, described as "large," suggests a significant economic investment, indicating the importance of pig farming to the local economy. This detail underscores the cultural and religious divide between Jesus and the local population, as pigs were considered unclean and detestable in Jewish culture (<a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a>). The large herd also sets the stage for the dramatic events that follow, emphasizing the magnitude of the miracle Jesus is about to perform.<p><b>was feeding</b><br>The act of feeding implies a routine, everyday activity, which contrasts with the extraordinary events that follow. This detail grounds the narrative in a real-world setting, emphasizing the normalcy of life before Jesus' intervention. The feeding of the pigs also serves as a backdrop to the spiritual feeding and liberation that Jesus offers to the demon-possessed man. This phrase can be seen as a metaphor for sustenance and provision, themes that are prevalent throughout Jesus' ministry, as He provides spiritual nourishment and deliverance to those in need.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>Central figure in the Gospel of Mark, performing miracles and teaching with authority.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/gerasenes.htm">Gerasenes</a></b><br>The region where this event takes place, located on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/demon-possessed_man.htm">Demon-Possessed Man</a></b><br>A man afflicted by a legion of demons, living among the tombs and unable to be restrained.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/herd_of_pigs.htm">Herd of Pigs</a></b><br>A large group of pigs feeding on a hillside, significant in the account as they become the destination for the expelled demons.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/demons.htm">Demons</a></b><br>Spiritual beings opposed to God, possessing the man and later entering the pigs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a></b><br>Jesus demonstrates His divine authority over the spiritual realm, showcasing His power to deliver and restore.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_context.htm">Cultural Context</a></b><br>Understanding the Jewish view of pigs as unclean animals helps us appreciate the shock and significance of the event.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>This passage reminds believers of the reality of spiritual warfare and the need for reliance on Christ's power for deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_restoration.htm">Compassion and Restoration</a></b><br>Jesus' willingness to cross cultural and religious boundaries to heal the demon-possessed man illustrates His compassion and mission to restore the broken.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/response_to_jesus'_power.htm">Response to Jesus' Power</a></b><br>The reaction of the townspeople, who ask Jesus to leave, challenges us to consider our own response to His authority and work in our lives.<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_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_did_jesus_let_demons_enter_pigs.htm">Why did Jesus permit demons to enter pigs?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_evidence_of_drowned_pigs.htm">Mark 5:14-17: If a massive herd of drowned pigs caused such a stir, why is there no historical or archaeological evidence of it?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Now there was there nigh unto the mountains</span> - literally, <span class="accented">on the mountain side</span> (<span class="greek">πρὸς τὰ ὅρη</span>) - <span class="cmt_word">a great herd of swine feeding</span>. St. Matthew says (<a href="/matthew/8-30.htm">Matthew 8:30</a>), "There was a good way off from them:" our Lord's interview with the demoniac was on the seashore. "The herd of swine," two thousand in number (as St. Mark tells us, with his usual attention to details), were at a distance, feeding on the slopes of the mountain; The Jews were not allowed to eat swine's flesh. But Jews were not the only inhabitants of that district. It had been colonized, at least in part, by the Romans immediately after the conquest of Syria, some sixty years before Christ. It was in this district that ten cities are said to have been rebuilt by the Romans, whence the territory acquired the name of "the Decapolis." And though the Jews were forbidden their Law to eat this kind of food, yet they were not forbidden to breed swine for other uses, such as provisioning the Roman army. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/5-11.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">There</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(ekei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1563.htm">Strong's 1563: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Neuter Singular<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">nearby</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hillside</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄρει</span> <span class="translit">(orei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3735.htm">Strong's 3735: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a large</span><br /><span class="grk">μεγάλη</span> <span class="translit">(megalē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3173.htm">Strong's 3173: </a> </span><span class="str2">Large, great, in the widest sense. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">herd</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγέλη</span> <span class="translit">(agelē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_34.htm">Strong's 34: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flock, herd. From ago; a drove.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of pigs</span><br /><span class="grk">χοίρων</span> <span class="translit">(choirōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5519.htm">Strong's 5519: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swine, hog, sow. Of uncertain derivation; a hog.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἦν</span> <span class="translit">(Ēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">feeding.</span><br /><span class="grk">βοσκομένη</span> <span class="translit">(boskomenē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1006.htm">Strong's 1006: </a> </span><span class="str2">To feed, pasture. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/5-11.htm">Mark 5:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/5-11.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 5:11 Now on the mountainside there was (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/5-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 5:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 5:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/5-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 5:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 5:12" /></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>