Strong's Lexicon

G1139

G1139 — δαιμονίζομαι

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekdaimonizomaiverbOccurrences: 13

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G1139
Word:δαιμονίζομαι
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:middle voice from G1142
Language:Greek
Occurrences:13
Transliteration:daimonizomai
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:dai-mon-id'-zom-ai
Meaning:1. to be exercised by a demon
KJV Renderings:have a (be vexed with, be possessed with) devil(-s)

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

δαιμονίζομαι; 1 aorist passive participle δαιμονισθείς; (δαίμων); to be under the power of a demon: ἄλλος κατἄλλην δαιμονίζεται τυχην, Phm 1:1 in Stobaeus, ecl. phys. 1, p. 196; of the insane, Plutarch, symp. 7, 5, 4, and in other later authors. In the N. T. δαιμονιζόμενοι are persons afflicted with especially severe diseases, either bodily or mental (such as paralysis, blindness, deafness, loss of speech, epilepsy, melancholy, insanity, etc.), whose bodies in the opinion of the Jews demons (see δαιμόνιον) had entered, and so held possession of them as not only to afflict them with ills, but also to dethrone the reason and take its place themselves; accordingly, the possessed were accustomed to express the mind and consciousness of the demons dwelling in them; and their cure was thought to require the expulsion of the demon — (but on this subject see B. D. American edition under the word Demoniacs and references there; Weiss, Leben Jesu, book iii., chapter 6): Mat 4:24; Mat 8:16; Mat 8:28; Mat 8:33; Mat 9:32; Mat 12:22; Mat 15:22; Mar 1:32; Mar 5:15; Joh 10:21; δαιμονισθείς, that had been possessed by a demon (demons), Mar 5:18; Luk 8:36. They are said also to be ὀχλούμενοι ὑπό or ἀπό πνευμάτων ἀκαθάρτων, Luk 6:18 (T Tr WH ἐνοχλούμενοι); Act 5:16; καταδυναστευόμενοι ὑπό τοῦ διαβόλου, i. e. by his ministers, the demons, Act 10:38.

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

δαιμονίζομαι (have a (be vexed with)

Matthew 4:24

KJV: And his fame went throughout all Syria and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments and those which were possessed with devils and those which were lunatick and those that had the palsy and he healed them
GK: και απήλθεν η ακοή αυτού εις όλην την Συρίαν και προσήνεγκαν αυτώ πάντας τους κακώς έχοντας ποικίλαις νόσοις και βασάνοις συνεχομένους και δαιμονιζομένους και σεληνιαζομένους και παραλυτικούς και εθεράπευσεν αυτούς

Matthew 8:16

KJV: When the even was come they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils and he cast out the spirits with word and healed all that were sick
GK: οψίας δε γενομένης προσήνεγκαν αυτώ δαιμονιζομένους πολλούς και εξέβαλε τα πνεύματα λόγω και πάντας του κακώς έχοντας εθεράπευσεν

Matthew 8:28

KJV: And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes there met him two possessed with devils coming out of the tombs exceeding fierce so that no man might pass by that way
GK: και ελθόντι αυτώ εις το πέραν εις την χώραν των Γεργεσηνών υπήντησαν αυτώ δύο δαιμονιζόμενοι εκ των μνημείων εξερχόμενοι χαλεποί λίαν ώστε μη ισχύειν τινά παρελθείν διά της οδού εκείνης

Matthew 8:33

KJV: And they that kept them fled and went their ways into the city and told every thing and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils
GK: οι δε βόσκοντες έφυγον και απελθόντες εις την πόλιν απήγγειλαν πάντα και τα των δαιμονίζομενων

Matthew 9:32

KJV: As they went out behold they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil
GK: αυτών δε εξερχομένων ιδού προσήνεγκαν αυτώ άνθρωπον κωφόν δαιμονιζόμενον

Matthew 12:22

KJV: Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil blind and dumb and he healed him insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw
GK: τότε προσηνέχθη αυτώ δαιμονιζόμενος τυφλός και κωφός και εθεράπευσεν αυτόν ώστε τον τυφλόν και κωφόν και λαλείν και βλέπειν

Matthew 15:22

KJV: And behold a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts and cried unto him saying Have mercy on me O Lord Son of David my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil
GK: και ιδού γυνή Χαναναία από των ορίων εκείνων εξελθούσα εκραύγασεν αυτώ λέγουσα ελέησόν με κύριε υιέ Δαβίδ η θυγάτηρ μου κακώς δαιμονίζεται

Mark 1:32

KJV: And at even when the sun did set they brought unto him all that were diseased and them that were possessed with devils
GK: οψίας δε γενομένης ότε έδυ ο ήλιος έφερον προς αυτόν πάντας τους κακώς έχοντας και τους δαιμονιζομένους

Mark 5:15

KJV: 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
GK: και έρχονται προς τον Ιησούν και θεωρούσι τον δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον και ιματισμένον και σωφρονούντα τον εσχηκότα τον λεγεώνα και εφοβήθησαν

Mark 5:16

KJV: And they that saw told them how to him that was possessed with the devil and concerning the swine
GK: και διηγήσαντο αυτοίς οι ιδόντες πως εγένετο τω δαιμονιζομένω και περί των χοίρων

Mark 5:18

KJV: And when he was come into the ship he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him
GK: και εμβάντος αυτού εις το πλοίον παρεκάλει αυτόν ο δαιμονισθείς ίνα η μετ΄ αυτού

Luke 8:36

KJV: They also which saw told by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed
GK: απήγγειλαν δε αυτοίς και οι ιδόντες πως εσώθη ο δαιμονισθείς

John 10:21

KJV: Others said These are not the words of him that hath a devil Can a devil open the eyes of the blind
GK: άλλοι έλεγον ταύτα τα ρήματα ουκ έστι δαιμονιζομένου μη δαιμόνιον δύναται τυφλών οφθαλμούς ανοίγειν
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