Luke Chapter 9 verse 39 Holy Bible
and behold, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him sorely.
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And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.
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and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it tears him with foaming, and with difficulty departs from him after crushing him.
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And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.
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Behold, a spirit takes him, he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him so that he foams, and it hardly departs from him, bruising him severely.
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and lo, a spirit doth take him, and suddenly he doth cry out, and it teareth him, with foaming, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...GreekA spiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit. keeps seizingλαμβάνει (lambanei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. him,αὐτόν (auton)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. he screamsκράζει (krazei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 2896: To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to 'croak' or scream, i.e. to call aloud.abruptly.ἐξαίφνης (exaiphnēs)AdverbStrong's 1810: Suddenly, unexpectedly. From ek and the base of aiphnidios; of a sudden.It throws him into convulsionsσπαράσσει (sparassei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 4682: To convulse, throw into spasms. Prolongation from spairo; to mangle, i.e. Convluse with epilepsy.[so that]μετὰ (meta)PrepositionStrong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. he foams at the mouth.ἀφροῦ (aphrou)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 876: Foam, froth. Apparently a primary word; froth, i.e. Slaver.It keeps maulingσυντρῖβον (syntribon)Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter SingularStrong's 4937: From sun and the base of tribos; to crush completely, i.e. To shatter.himαὐτόν (auton)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.[and] rarelyμόγις (mogis)AdverbStrong's 3425: With difficulty; scarcely, hardly. Adverb from a primary mogos; with difficulty.departsἀποχωρεῖ (apochōrei)Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 672: To go away, depart, withdraw. From apo and choreo; to go away.fromἀπ’ (ap’)PrepositionStrong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.him.αὐτοῦ (autou)Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularStrong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.Jump to PreviousBlows Bruises Bruising Convulsion Convulsions Covered Cries Crieth Crushing Cry Departeth Departs Destroying Difficulty Foam Foameth Foaming Foams Gives Goes Hardly Last Leave Makes Marked Mouth Pain Scarcely Seizes Severely Shatters Sorely Spirit Streaming Suddenly Teareth Tears Throws Times Twisted Well-Nigh