Luke 8:31
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And the demons kept begging Jesus not to order them to go into the Abyss.

Young's Literal Translation
and he was calling on him, that he may not command them to go away to the abyss,

King James Bible
And they besought {5625;3870:5707} him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

Greek
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[the demons] kept begging
παρεκάλουν (parekaloun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

[Jesus]
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong'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.

not
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

to order
ἐπιτάξῃ (epitaxē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2004: To give order, command, charge. From epi and tasso; to arrange upon, i.e. Order.

them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Neuter 3rd Person Plural
Strong'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.

to go
ἀπελθεῖν (apelthein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 565: From apo and erchomai; to go off, aside or behind, literally or figuratively.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Abyss.
ἄβυσσον (abysson)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 12: The abyss, unfathomable depth, an especially Jewish conception, the home of the dead and of evil spirits. Depthless, i.e. 'abyss'.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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