He had commanded. He was commanding. Imperfect tense.
spirit. Greek. pneuma. See App-101.
man. Greek. anthropos. App-123. Not the same word as in verses: Luke 8:27; Luke 8:38; Luke 8:41, but the same as in verses: Luke 8:33; Luke 8:35.
it had caught. it had seized. Only here and in Acts 6:12; Acts 19:29; Acts 27:15
kept bound. bound, being guarded.
chains, &c. See notes on Mark 5:4.
he brake the bands, and. breaking the bands, he.
was driven. Greek elauno. Occurs five times: here; Mark 6:48; John 6:19; James 3:4, and 2 Peter 2:17.
of. by. Greek. hupo. App-104.
devil. demon.