Luk 8:31 | NET2full | STEP | And they began to beg him not to order them to depart into the abyss .

‏ Luke 8:31

31 And they began to beg ^{▼▼tn One could also translate the imperfect tense here with a repetitive force like “begged him repeatedly.”} him not to order ^{▼▼tn Or “command.”} them to depart into the abyss. ^{▼▼tn This word, ἄβυσσος (abussos), is a term for the place where the dead await the judgment. It also could hold hostile spirits according to Jewish belief (Jub. 5:6-7; 1 En. 10:4-6; 18:11-16).}