Mark 5:11
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And there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine, feeding.

herd.

Leviticus 11:7,8 And the swine, which, though it divideth the hoof, cheweth not the cud. . . .

Deuteronomy 14:8 The swine also, because it divideth the hoof, but cheweth not the cud, shall be unclean, their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.

Isaiah 65:4 That dwell in sepulchres, and sleep in the temple of idols: that eat swine's flesh, and profane broth is in their vessels.

Isaiah 66:3 He that sacrificeth an ox, is as if he slew a man: he that killeth a sheep in sacrifice, as if he should brain a dog: he that offereth an oblation, as if he should offer swine's blood; he that remembereth incense, as if he should bless an idol. All these things have they chosen in their ways, and their soul is delighted in their abominations.

Matthew 8:30 And there was, not far from them, a herd of many swine feeding.

Luke 8:32 And there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.

Context
The Demons and the Pigs
10And he besought him much, that he would not drive him away out of the country. 11And there was there near the mountain a great herd of swine, feeding. 12And the spirits besought him, saying: Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.…
Cross References
Matthew 7:6
Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest perhaps they trample them under their feet, and turning upon you, they tear you.

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

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

Lexicon
There
ἐκεῖ (ekei)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 1563: (a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there. Of uncertain affinity; there; by extension, thither.

on the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

nearby
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

hillside
ὄρει (orei)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).

a large
μεγάλη (megalē)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

herd
ἀγέλη (agelē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 34: A flock, herd. From ago; a drove.

of pigs
χοίρων (choirōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5519: A swine, hog, sow. Of uncertain derivation; a hog.

was
Ἦν (Ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

feeding.
βοσκομένη (boskomenē)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1006: To feed, pasture. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to pasture; by extension to, fodder; reflexively, to graze.


Additional Translations
There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.

Now there was a great herd of pigs there near the mountain, feeding.

Now there was there near to the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.

Now there was there just at the mountain a great herd of swine feeding;

Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding.

Now there was there nigh to the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.

Feeding there, on the mountain slope, was a great herd of swine.

Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding.

And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding,
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