Luke 9:39
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
κράζω
To cry out, to call aloud. Krazo. My God my God why have you forsaken me. The cry of dereliction is the most honest prayer in Scripture. God can handle our rawest moments.
πνεῦμα
a spirit
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πνεῦμα
Spirit, breath, wind. Pneuma. God is Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, God living inside every believer. He leads guides comforts and empowers.
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σπαράσσω
it throws into convulsions
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σπαράσσω
it throws into convulsions
apparently strengthened from G4685 (σπάω) through the idea of spasmodic contraction); to mangle, i.e. convluse with epilepsy
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συντρίβω
bruising
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συντρίβω
to crush completely, i.e. to shatter (literally or figuratively)
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λαμβάνω
takes
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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ἐξαίφνης
suddenly
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ἐξαίφνης
of a sudden (unexpectedly)
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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μόγις
with difficulty
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μόγις
with difficulty
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