herd
agele denotes a gathered body of pigs, whether feeding, entered by spirits, or rushing together downhill.
Across the supplied verses, the term consistently denotes a collective body of pigs. The group is described as feeding in Matthew 8:30, Mark 5:11, and Luke 8:32; as the destination sought by demons in Matthew 8:31; and as rushing together down a steep bank in Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, and Luke 8:33.
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A collective group of pigs · dominant
The nominative form identifies the pigs as a single collective group while they feed in Matthew 8:30, Mark 5:11, and Luke 8:32, and while the group rushes down the steep bank in Matthew 8:32, Mark 5:13, and Luke 8:33. In Matthew 8:31, the accusative form occurs as the group into which the demons ask to be sent; the APB renders the clause "send us into the herd of the pigs."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the collective as a "herd" and specifies pigs in the surrounding clauses. This wording confirms the verse-level scene rather than isolating a precise English equivalent for every occurrence.