daimon denotes beings who beg to be sent into a herd of pigs when being cast out.

The attested use identifies a plural group addressed as being cast out, who plead to be sent into a herd of pigs in Matthew 8:31.

1. Beings pleading while being cast out · dominant

   In Matthew 8:31, the nominative plural masculine form names the group that begs to be sent into the herd of pigs as they are being cast out. The APB renders the clause, “So the demons begged him, saying, "If you are casting us out, send us into the herd of the pigs."”

   Matthew 8:31

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 8:31, the APB presents the group as “demons” who beg to be sent into pigs.