Mark 5:9
Strong's Lexicon
“What [is]
Τί (Ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

your
σοι (soi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

name ?
ὄνομά (onoma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

[Jesus] asked
ἐπηρώτα (epērōta)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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.

“My
μοι (moi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

name [is]
ὄνομά (onoma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.

Legion,
Λεγιὼν (Legiōn)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3003: Of Latin origin; a 'legion', i.e. Roman regiment.

he replied,
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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.

“for
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

we are
ἐσμεν (esmen)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

many.
πολλοί (polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“What is your name? Jesus asked. “My name is Legion, he replied, “for we are many.

Young's Literal Translation
and he was questioning him, ‘What [is] thy name?’ and he answered, saying, ‘Legion [is] my name, because we are many;’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“What is your name ? ” He asked him.“ My name is Legion,” he answered Him, “ because we are many.”

New American Standard Bible
And He was asking him, "What is your name?" And he said to Him, "My name is Legion; for we are many."

King James Bible
And he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered, saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many."

New Living Translation
Then Jesus demanded, "What is your name?" And he replied, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man."

English Standard Version
And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

New American Standard Bible
And He was asking him, "What is your name?" And he said to Him, "My name is Legion; for we are many."

King James Bible
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
"What is your name?" He asked him." My name is Legion," he answered Him, "because we are many."

International Standard Version
Then Jesus asked him, "What's your name?" He told him, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us."

NET Bible
Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he said, "My name is Legion, for we are many."

American Standard Version
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.

English Revised Version
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many.

Young's Literal Translation
and he was questioning him, 'What is thy name?' and he answered, saying, 'Legion is my name, because we are many;'
















Cross References
Matthew 12:45
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

Matthew 26:53
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Mark 5:8
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

Mark 5:10
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.

Mark 5:15
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

Luke 8:30
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Mark 5:7
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

Mark 5:6
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

Mark 5:11
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

Mark 5:12
And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
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