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Koine Greek wordlink #4639

SR GNT Mat 8:28 Γαδαρηνῶν (Gadaraʸnōn) ‘the region of the Gadaraʸnos met with him two’ Strongs=10460 Lemma=gadarēnos^*
Word role=substantive adjective case=genitive gender=masculine number=plural
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Gadarene_Demoniacs

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Only use of identical word form Γαδαρηνῶν (S-GMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘Γαδαρηνῶν’ (S-GMP) is always and only glossed as ‘Gadaraʸnos’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘Γαδαρηνῶν’ (S-GMP) was always and only glossed as ‘Gadarenes’).

Mat 8:28 ‘the region of the Gadaraʸnos met with him two’ SR GNT Mat 8:28 word 15

OET-LV: 28 And him having _come to the side across to the region of _the Gadaraʸnos, two being _demon _possessed met with _him coming _out out _of the tombs, exceedingly dangerous so _that not anyone to _be _was _able to _pass _by by the that way. (MAT_8:28)

OET-RV: 28 And when Yeshua arrived in the Gadarenes region on the other side of the lake, he was met by two very dangerous demon-possessed men who were coming out of the cemetery. Because of them, some people weren’t able to travel on that road. (MAT 8:28)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘gadarēnos’ in the Greek originals.

Key: S=substantive adjective GMP=genitive,masculine,plural