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**unto** . Greek. *eis* . App-104 .
**into** = unto. Greek. *eis* , as above.
**Gadarenes.** In the earlier miracle it was Gergesenes ([Matthew 8:28](../../../kjv/matthew/8/28) ).

**out of** . Greek. *ek.* App-104 .
**ship** = boat.
**immediately** . See note on [Mark 1:12](../../../kjv/mark/1/12) .
**met** = confronted.
**man** . Greek. *anthropos* . App-123 . In the earlier miracle there were "two men "([Matthew 8:28](../../../kjv/matthew/8/28) ).
**with** = in [the power of]. Greek. *en* , App-104 .
**spirit** . Greek. *pneuma* . See App-101 .

**dwelling.** Greek. *katoikesis.* A Divine supplement, here.
**among** . Greek. *en.* App-104 .
**no man . . . no, not =** no one . . . not even. Greek. *oudeis . . oude* . Compounds of *ou* . App-105 .

**Because.** Greek. *dia to* . App-104 .[Mark 5:2](../../../kjv/mark/5/2) .
**by.** Greek *hupo* . App-104 .
**neither could any man tame him** = and no ( App-105 ) man was strong enough to master him.

**in.** Greek. *en* . App-104 .
**crying** = crying out.

**saw.** Greek. *eidon* . App-133 . Not the some word as in verses: [Mark 5:15](../../../kjv/mark/5/15) , [Mark 5:31](../../../kjv/mark/5/31) , [Mark 5:38](../../../kjv/mark/5/38) .
**Jesus** . App-98 .
**afar off** = from (Greek. *apo* . App-101 .) afar.
**ran.** The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads "came".
**worshipped** = did homage [by prostration]. App-137 .

**What,** &c. A Hebraism. See note on [2 Samuel 16:16](../../../kjv/2-samuel/16/16)
**of the Most High God** . A Divine supplement, here. Demons knew Him, if the people were blinded.
**God.** App-98 .
**not** . Greek. *me* . App-105 .

**Legion** . A Roman legion was about 6,000 men.

**besought** . Note the three prayers in this chap ter: (1) the unclean spirits: Answer "Yes" (verses: [Mark 5:10](../../../kjv/mark/5/10) , [Mark 5:12](../../../kjv/mark/5/12) , [Mark 5:13](../../../kjv/mark/5/13) ); (2) the Gadarenes: Answer "Yes" ([Mark 5:17](../../../kjv/mark/5/17) ); (3) the healed man: Answer "No" (verses: [Mark 5:18](../../../kjv/mark/5/18) , [Mark 5:19](../../../kjv/mark/5/19) . "No" is often the most gracious answer to our prayers.

**nigh unto** = just at. Greek. *pros.* App-104 .

**devils** = demons.
**into.** Greek. *eis* . App-104 .

**forthwith** = immediately, as in [Mark 5:2](../../../kjv/mark/5/2) .
**ran violently** = rushed.
**down.** Greek *kata.* App-104 .

**in** = to. Greek *eis.* App-104 .
**and** = as well as.
**done** = come to pass.

**to** . Greek *pros.* App-104 .
**see** = gaze upon. Greek. *thearea.* App-133 .:11.
**possessed with the devil** . Greek. *daimonizomi*
**clothed** = provided with clothes. Compare [Luke 8:27](../../../kjv/luke/8/27) , where he had for a long time worn none. Greek. *himatizomai.* Occurs only here and [Luke 8:35](../../../kjv/luke/8/35) in the N.T.; but is found in the *Papyri,* where an apprentice is to be provided with clothes.
**afraid** = alarmed.

**told** = detailed.
**concerning** . Greek *peri.* App-104 .

**pray** . See note on "besought", [Mark 5:10](../../../kjv/mark/5/10) , and compare [Mark 5:18](../../../kjv/mark/5/18) .
**out of** = away from. Greek. *apo.* App-104 .
**coasts** = borders.

**when He was come** = while He was in [the act of] embarking.
**with** . Greek *meta.* App-104 .

**not** . Greek *ou.* App-105 .
**home** = to ( App-104 .) thy house.
**the Lord** . App-98 .

**by ship** . = in (Greek. *en* . App-104 .) the ship.
**much people** = a vast crowd.
**unto** . Greek. *epi.* App-104 .
**nigh unto** = beside. Greek. *para.* App-104 .

**behold** . Fig, *Asterismos.* App-6 .
**synagogue** . App-120 .
**Jairus** . The Jair of the O.T. See [Numbers 32:41](../../../kjv/numbers/32/41) .[Deuteronomy 3:14](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/3/14) .[Judges 10:3](../../../kjv/judges/10/3) .[Esther 2:5](../../../kjv/esther/2/5) . [1 Chronicles 20:5](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/20/5) .
**at** . Greek *pros.* App-104 .

**My little daughter.** The Dim. only in Mark.
**lay Thy hands** , &c. For this action, Compare [Mark 6:2](../../../kjv/mark/6/2) ; [Mark 7:32](../../../kjv/mark/7/32) ; [Mark 8:23](../../../kjv/mark/8/23) , [Mark 8:25](../../../kjv/mark/8/25) ; [Mark 16:18](../../../kjv/mark/16/18) . [Acts 9:17](../../../kjv/acts/9/17) ; [Acts 28:8](../../../kjv/acts/28/8) . [Hebrews 6:2](../../../kjv/hebrews/6/2) .
**that** = so that.

**followed** = was following.
**thronged** = were thronging.

**which had** = being in (Greek. *en.* App-104 .)

**things** = treatments.
**of** = under (Greek. *hupo.* App-104 .) many physicians.

**of** = concerning. Greek. *peri* . App-104 .
**press** = crowd.

**If** , &c. Expressing a contingency. App-118 .

**straightway** = immediately. See note on [Mark 1:12](../../../kjv/mark/1/12) .
**felt** = knew [by Divine power]. Greek. *ginosko.* App-132 .
**of** = from. Greek. *apo* . App-104 .

**knowing** = perceiving thereupon. Greek. *epiginosko.* App-132 .
**that virtue** = that [inherent] power ( App-172 .) from Him had gone forth.

**said** = kept saying.
**seest** . Greek. *blepo.* App-133 .,
**multitude** = crowd.

**looked** = was looking.

**knowing** = knowing [intuitively]. Greek. *oida.* App-132 .

**made . . . whole** = saved. Greek. *sozo* .

**yet spake** = was yet speaking.
**came** = come.
**from** = away from. Greek. *apo.* App-104 .
**Master** = Teacher. App-98 . [Mark 5:3](../../../kjv/mark/5/3) .

**As soon as** = Immediately. See note on [Mark 1:12](../../../kjv/mark/1/12) .
**heard.** T Tr. A WH R (not Syriac) read *parakousas* (instead of *akousas)* , which A translates "overheard".
**believe** = go on believing.

**suffered no man** = suffered not (Greek. *ou* . App-105 ) any one.

**to.** Greek. *eis,* as in [Mark 5:1](../../../kjv/mark/5/1) .
**wailed.** Crying *alalai, alalai,* from the Greek verb Melanin Jewish mourning cries. Occurs elsewhere only in [1 Corinthians 13:1](../../../kjv/1-corinthians/13/1) .

**damsel** = child. App-108 ,
**is not dead** = has not died.
**sleepeth** . Greek. *katheudo.* See notes on [1 Thessalonians 4:13](../../../kjv/1-thessalonians/4/13) with [1 Thessalonians 5:6](../../../kjv/1-thessalonians/5/6) . App-171 .

**laughed Him to scorn** = began laughing at Him. put them all out. He acted, as well as spoke, with "authority".

**Talitha cumi** . Aramaic ( App-94 .) Talitha = Aramaic *talitha* (= maid Latin puella) *kumi* (Imperat. of *kum)* = arise. Occurs only here. Not "got from Peter", but from the Holy Spirit. App-94 .
**Damsel** , Greek. *korasion.* Found only here, and [Mark 5:42](../../../kjv/mark/5/42) ; [Mark 6:22](../../../kjv/mark/6/22) , [Mark 6:28](../../../kjv/mark/6/28) , and [Matthew 9:24](../../../kjv/matthew/9/24) , [Matthew 9:25](../../../kjv/matthew/9/25) ; [Matthew 14:11](../../../kjv/matthew/14/11) . Not the same word as in verses: [Mark 5:39](../../../kjv/mark/5/39) , [Mark 5:40](../../../kjv/mark/5/40) , [Mark 5:40](../../../kjv/mark/5/40) -. See App-108 .

**walked** = began walking.
**astonished** . astonishment. Figure of speech *Polyptoton* ( App-6 ), for emphasis. See [Genesis 26:28](../../../kjv/genesis/26/28) . Greek. *existemi* = to be put out [of one's mind], Noun, *ekstasis;* hence, Eng. ecstasy = entrancement, implying bewilderment. See [Mark 16:8](../../../kjv/mark/16/8) . [Luke 5:26](../../../kjv/luke/5/26) , [Acts 3:10](../../../kjv/acts/3/10) . Used of a trance, [Acts 10:10](../../../kjv/acts/10/10) ; [Acts 11:5](../../../kjv/acts/11/5) ; [Acts 22:17](../../../kjv/acts/22/17) . Hence, Eng. entrancement.

**straitly** = much.
**no** . Greek. *me* . App-105 .
**know** = get to know. See App-132 .

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