Matthew 8:32 — meaning, Hebrew and Greek word study, commentary
Matthew 8:32
And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters.
to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
them
αὐτοῖς·autois
G846
the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative plural masculine
Go
ὑπάγετε.hupagete
G5217
to lead (oneself) under · verb — present active imperative, 2nd person plural
And
δὲde
G1161
but · conjunction
out
ἐξελθόντεςexelthontes
G1831
to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
went
ἀπῆλθονapēlthon
G565
to go off (i.e. depart) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
into
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
herd
ἀγέληagelē
G34
a drove · noun — nominative singular feminine
swine
χοίρους,choirous
G5519
a hog · noun — accusative plural masculine
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
behold
ἰδοὺidou
G2400
used as imperative lo! · interjection
whole
πᾶσαpasa
G3956
all · adjective — nominative singular feminine
herd
ἀγέληagélē
G34
a drove
swine
χοῖροςchoîros
G5519
a hog
violently
ὥρμησενhōrmēsen
G3729
to start · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
down
κατὰkata
G2596
(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
place
κρημνοῦkrēmnou
G2911
overhanging · noun — genitive singular masculine
into
εἰςeis
G1519
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
sea
θάλασσαν,thalassan
G2281
the sea (genitive case or specially) · noun — accusative singular feminine
and
καὶkai
G2532
and · conjunction
perished
ἀπέθανονapethanon
G599
to die off (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
in
ἐνen
G1722
"in · preposition
waters
ὕδασιν.hudasin
G5204
water (as if rainy) literally or figuratively · noun — dative plural neuter
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Mark 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep p…
Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
1 Kings 22:22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he s…
Luke 8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choke…
Acts 2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
Acts 4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
Job 1:10-19 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hand…
Job 2:3-8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, o…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:28–end
We have here the story of Christ's casting the devils out of two men that were possessed. The scope of this chapter is to show the divine power of Christ, by the instances of his dominion over bodily diseases, which to us are irresistible; over winds and waves, which to us are yet more uncontrollable; and lastly, over devils, which to us are most formidable of all. Christ has not only all power in heaven and earth and all deep places, but has the keys of hell too. Principalities and powers were made subject to him, even while he was in his estate of humiliation, as an earnest of what should be at his entrance into his glory (Eph 1:21); he spoiled them, Col 2:15. It was observed in general (M…
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head--Few as there were of the scribes who attached themselves to Jesus, it would appear, from his calling Him Teacher, that this one was a "disciple" in that looser sense of the word in which it is applied to the crowds who flocked after Him, with more or less conviction that His claims were well founded. But from the answer which he received we are led to infer that there was more of transient emotion--of temporary impulse--than of intelligent principle in the speech. The preaching of Christ had riveted and charmed him; his heart had swelled; his enthusiasm had…
And he said unto them, go, &c. He gave them leave, as God did to Satan, in the case of Job; for without divine permission, these evil spirits cannot do anything to the bodies, souls, or estates of men: they could not enter into the swine without leave, and much less do things of greater moment and consequence; and therefore are not to be feared, or dreaded by men, especially by the people of God. It may be asked, why did Christ suffer the devils to enter the herd of swine, and destroy them, which was a considerable loss to the proprietors? To which may be answered, that if the owners were Jews, and these creatures were brought up by them for food, it was a just punishment of their breach of…
The Church Fathers
(in Luc. 8.) Or; The swine are they that delight in filthy manners; for unless one live as a swine, the devils do not receive power over him; or at most, only to try him, not to destroy him. That the swine were sent headlong into the lake, signifies, that when the people of the Gentiles are delivered from the condemnation of the dæmons, yet still they who would not believe in Christ, perform their profane rites in secret, drowned in a blind and deep curiosity.
The Saviour bade them go, not as yielding to their request, but that by the death of the swine, an occasion of man's salvation might be offered. But they went out, (to wit, out of the men,) and went into the swine; and, lo, the whole herd rushed violently headlong into the sea, and perished in the waters. Let Manichæus blush; if the souls of men and of beasts be of one substance, and one origin, how should two thousand swine have perished for the sake of the salvation of two men?
(Verse 32, 33.) If you cast us out, send us into the herd of pigs. And He said to them: Go. And they, going out, went into the pigs. And behold, the whole herd rushed headlong into the sea, and they died in the water. But the shepherds fled; and coming into the city, they announced all these things, and about those who had demons. Not that the Savior granted the demons what they were asking, He said, go: but so that through the destruction of the pigs, an opportunity for salvation would be given to the people. For when the shepherds see these things, they immediately report them to the city. Let Manichaeus be ashamed, if the souls of men and beasts are of the same substance and from the same author, how is it that for the salvation of one man, two thousand pigs are choked?
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Dictionary and topics
Swine — (Heb. hazir), regarded as the most unclean and the most abhorred of all animals (Lev. 11:7; Isa. 65:4; 66:3, 17; Luke 15:15, 16). A herd of swine were drowned in the Sea of Galilee (Luke 8:32, 33).…
Animals · Possessed of — Possessed of
Demons · The herd of swine — The herd of swine
Gadarenes · Jesus visits and works miracles among, but is rejected — Jesus visits and works miracles among, but is rejected
Miracles Of Christ, The · Devils cast out — Devils cast out
Sea, The · Lakes often called — Lakes often called
Swine · Jesus sends — Jesus sends
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Matthew 8:28-34
Matthew 8:28-34
Mark 5:1-20
Luke 8:26-39
28. And when he had come to the opposite bank, [542] into the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs, who had come from among the tombs, met him: and they were fierce beyond measure, so that no man could pass along that road. 29. And, lo, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, Son of God? Hast thou come hither before the time to torment us? 30. And at a distance from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. 31. And the devils entreated him, saying, If thou cast us out, permit us to remove into the herd of swine. 32. And he said to them, Go. And when they had gone out, they went away into the heard of swi…
