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V. 1. ΚΑΙ ἦλθον εἰς τὸ πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης, εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γαδαρηνῶν.! 2. καὶ ἐξελθόντι αὐτῴ 3 ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου, εὐθέως ἀπήν- τησεν 3 αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύµατι ἀκαθάρτῳ, 3. ὃς
τὴν "κατοίκησιν εἴχεν ἐν τοῖς µνηµείοις έ: καὶ οὔτε ἁλύσεόιν οὖδεὶς 5 a here only
-~ ‘ η. in N.4. ἠδύνατο αὐτὸν δῆσαι, 4. διὰ τὸ αὐτὸν πολλάκις πέδαις καὶ ἁλύσεσι b here and
δεδέσθαι, καὶ
συντετρίφθαι, καὶ οὐδεὶς αὐτὸν ἴσχυεδ "δαμάσαι’ 5. καὶ διαπαντὸς
Ρδιεσπᾶσθαι ὑπ αὐτοῦ τὰς ἁλύσεις, καὶ τὰς πέδας
in Acts Xxiili. 1ο. c ναι iii. 7,
d here only
9 x a ιά A> A 2 τις , νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσι καὶ ἐν τοῖς µνήµασιν΄ ἦν κράζων in N.T
καὶ ἆκατακόπτων ἑαυτὸν λίθοις.
6. “av δὲξ τὸν ᾿Ιησοῦν ἀπὸ
1 Γερασηνων in BD it. vg. (Tisch., W.H.). 2 εξελθοντος αυτου in SBCLA (Tisch., W.H.).
3 νπηντησεν in SBCDLA; B omits ευθυς.
ἄμνημασι in RABCLAS.
5 ovde ἆλυσει ουκετι Ovders in BCL; for ουδε and overs ovSerg the consensus is
greater (+ SDA). 6 vex vev αυτον in many uncials.
Τεν τοις µν. και εν τοις op. in the best copies.
CHAPTER V. THE GERASENE DE- ΜΟΝΙΑΟ. THE DAUGHTER OF JAIRUS. ΓΗΕ WoMAN WITH ΑΝ IssuE. This group of incidents is given in the same order in all three synoptists, but in Matthew not in inimediate sequence. —Vv. 1-20. The Gevasene Demoniac (Mt. viii. 28-34, Lk. viii. 26-39).—Ver. 1. εἰς τὴν χῶραν τ. Γερασηνῶν : on the pro- per name to the place vde at the parallel place in Mt.—Ver. 2. ἐξελ. αὐτοῦ... ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ; note the correction of style in Luke. Mark’s incorrectness is to be preferred as emphasising the fact that the meeting with the demoniac took place immediately after leaving the boat. Just on that account the εὐθὺς before ὑπήντησεν (omitted in B) is un- necessary.—ék τ. μνημείων, from the tombs, as in. Mt., ἐκ τῆς πόλεως in Lk. ; the former doubtless the fact. Luke’s phrase probably means that he belonged to the city, not necessarily implying that he came from it just then (vide Lk. viii. 27, last clause).— Vv. 3-5 elaborately describe the man’s condition, as if the evangelist or rather his informant (Peter) were fascinated by the subject; not a case of idle word-painting, but of realistic description from vivid, almost morbid, recollection. Holtzmann (H. C.) refers to Is. Ixv. 4, 5, as if to suggest that’ some elements of the picture—dwelling in tombs, eating swine’s flesh—were taken ἔπεπος.-- τὴν κατ., the, i.e. his dwell- ing, implying though not emphasising constant habit (perpetuum, Fritzsche), Lk., “for a long time ”’.—ov8e, οὐκέτι,
8 kat ιδων in NBCLA.
οὐδεὶς: energetic accumulation of neg- atives, quite in the spirit of the Greek language. At this point the sentence breaks away from the relative construc- tion as if in sympathy with the untam- able wildness of the demoniac.—Ver. 4 tells how they had often tried to bind the madman, feet (πέδαις) and hands (ἁλύσεσι, with chains, for the hands here, in contrast to πέδαις, chains for the feet ; usually it means chains in general).— συντετρῖφθαι : the use of a distinct verb in reference to the fetters suggests that they were of different material, either cords (Meyer) or wooden (Schanz), and that we should render σνυντετ., not ‘broken in pieces” (A.V.), but rubbed through as if by incessant friction.— Ver. 5. As the previous verse depicts the demoniac strength, so this the utter misery of the poor sufferer.—8.a. παντὸς vuk. κ. ἡμέρ., incessantly night time and day time, even during night when men gladly get under roof (Weiss, Mc.- Evang.) and when sleep makes trouble cease for most: no sleep for this wretch, or quiet resting-place.—év τ. µνήµασι κ. ἐ. τ. ὄρεσι, in tombs or on mountains, in cave or out in the open, there was but one occupation for him: not rest or sleep, but ceaseless outcry and self- laceration (κράζων, κατακόπτων ἑαυτ. λίθοις).