Mark 5:9
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
עָנָה
ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, ...
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
λεγεών
legeṓn
a "legion", i.e. Roman regiment (figuratively)
רַב
rab
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁאַל shâʼal
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
Study H7592 →עָנָה ʻânâh
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
Study H6030 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →Cross References
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also...
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