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Fell down (prosepesen). Second aorist active of prospiptō, to fall forward, towards, prostrate before one as here. Common verb. Mar 5:6 has prosekunēsen (worshipped).
The Most High God (tou theou tou hupsistou). Uncertain whether tou theou genuine or not. But “the Most High” clearly means God as already seen (Luk 1:32, Luk 1:35, Luk 1:36; Luk 6:35). The phrase is common among heathen (Num 24:16; Mic 6:6; Isa 14:14). The demoniac may have been a Gentile, but it is the demon here speaking. See note on Mar 5:7; note on Mat 8:29 for the Greek idiom (ti emoi kai soi). “What have I to do with thee?” See there also for “Torment me not.”