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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: Luk_8:27, Luk_8:38, Luk_8:41, but the same as in verses: Luk_8:33, Luk_8:35.
it had caught = it had seized. Only here and in Act_6:12; Act_19:29; Act_27:15
kept bound = bound, being guarded.
chains, &c. See notes on Mar_5:4.
he brake the bands, and = breaking the bands, he.
was driven. Greek elauno. Occurs five times: here; Mar_6:48. Joh_6:19. Jam_3:4, and 2Pe_2:17.
of = by. Greek. hupo. App-104.
devil = demon.