2. Adjective. Describing a headlong flight or rush (with reference to Matthew VIII.28). ¹
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Definition of Gadarene
1. headlong [adj] - See also: headlong
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gadarene
gaboon viper gaboons gaboxadol gabrielite gabrielsonite gabs gaby gac gack gacked | gacking gacks gad gadabouts gadarene gadbee gadbees gadded gadder gadders | gaddest gaddeth gaddi gadding gaddingly gaddis gaddish gade gades |
Literary usage of Gadarene
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sources of the Synoptic Gospels by Carl Safford Patton (1915)
"THE Gadarene DEMONIAC (Mk v, 1-20; Mt viii, 28-34; Lk vai, 26-39) The name of
the locality is different in each account. Some texts, however, make Matthew ..."
2. Studies in God's Methods of Training Workers by Howard Agnew Johnston (1900)
"NEW TRUTH AND NEW POWER STH DAY—CHRIST AND THE Gadarene Read Mark 5:1-21. ...
Have I had this struggle of the Gadarene between desire and duty? ..."
3. A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and by Andrew Bruce Davidson, James Hastings, Samuel Rolles Driver, John Alexander Selbie, Henry Barclay Swete (1908)
"In the case of the Gadarene he ш compelled to dwell among the tombs, which are
associated with solitude and uncleanness. As water is connected with purity ..."
4. Christian Consolations: Sermons Designed to Furnish Comfort and Strength to by Andrew Preston Peabody (1851)
"THE Gadarene DEMONIAC. GO HOME TO THY FRIENDS, AND TELL THEM HOW GREAT THINGS
THE LORD HATH DONE FOR THEE, AND HATH HAD COMPASSION ON THEE. — Mark v. 19. ..."