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andκαὶsomeτινεςwomenγυναῖκέςwhoαἳhad beenἦσανhealedτεθεραπευμέναιofἀπὸevilπονηρῶνspiritsπνευμάτωνandκαὶillnesses:ἀσθενειῶνMary,Μαρίαcalledἡ καλουμένηMagdalene,Μαγδαληνήfromἀφ’whomἧςsevenἑπτὰdemonsδαιμόνιαhad gone out,ἐξεληλύθει
Luke 8:2
Study it in the app“and some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 8:2, word by word
- womenγυναῖκέςgynaikes
woman
An adult female person; when addressing her, a respectful form.
Where else “gynaikes” appears- had beenἦσανēsan
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēsan” appears- healedτεθεραπευμέναιtetherapeumenai
heal
To restore the sick to health, often with a word or a touch.
Where else “tetherapeumenai” appears- evilπονηρῶνponērōn
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponērōn” appears- spiritsπνευμάτωνpneumatōn
evil spirit
An invisible being without a body, often evil: a demon.
Where else “pneumatōn” appears- illnessesἀσθενειῶνastheneiōn
illness
A bodily ailment that takes away health and needs healing.
Where else “astheneiōn” appears- MaryΜαρίαMaria
Mary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Maria” appears- calledκαλουμένηkaloumenē
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenē” appears- MagdaleneΜαγδαληνήMagdalēnē
Magdalene
Magdalene: from Magdala, a town beside the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “Magdalēnē” appears- sevenἑπτὰhepta
seven
Seven.
Where else “hepta” appears- demonsδαιμόνιαdaimonia
demon
An evil spirit that oppresses people.
Where else “daimonia” appears- had gone outἐξεληλύθειexelēlythei
come out of
For a spirit to come out of a person.
Where else “exelēlythei” appears
The context
1And it happened afterward that he was traveling through town and village, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God; and the Twelve were with him,
2 · This verse (above)
3and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who were serving them out of their own means.
To study Luke 8 in a group
1. What it says
In the parable of the sower, on what four kinds of ground does the seed fall, and what happens in each? (vv. 5-8)
2. What it means
Jesus explains that the seed is the word of God (v. 11). What makes some people receive it well and others not? (vv. 12-15)
3. How I live it
Jesus told the healed man, “Tell how much God has done for you.” What could you tell someone this week? (v. 39)