Mark Chapter 5 verse 3 Holy Bible
who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;
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He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;
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who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one was able to bind him, not even with chains;
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Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
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who had his dwelling in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,
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who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) No man could bind him.--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.Parallel Commentaries ...Greek[He]ὃς (hos)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. hadεἶχεν (eichen)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.been livingκατοίκησιν (katoikēsin)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 2731: A dwelling, abode, habitation. From katoikeo; residence.inἐν (en)PrepositionStrong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.theτοῖς (tois)Article - Dative Neuter PluralStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.tombsμνήμασιν (mnēmasin)Noun - Dative Neuter PluralStrong's 3418: A tomb, monument, memorial. From mnaomai; a memorial, i.e. Sepulchral monument.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. couldἐδύνατο (edynato)Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible.no longerοὐκέτι (ouketi)AdverbStrong's 3765: No longer, no more. Also ouk eti from ou and eti; not yet, no longer.be restrained,δῆσαι (dēsai)Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveStrong's 1210: To bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful. A primary verb; to bind.[even]οὐδὲ (oude)AdverbStrong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.with chains.ἁλύσει (halysei)Noun - Dative Feminine SingularStrong's 254: A (light) chain, bond. Of uncertain derivation; a fetter or manacle.Jump to PreviousAble Anymore Bind Chain Chains Dead Dwelling Nobody Secure Tombs
