ἔα. Omit λέγων, with אBL. The word Ea! may be not the imperative of ἐάω (‘desist!’) but a wild cry of horror, ‘Ha!’

τί ἡμῖν καὶ σοί; The demon speaks in the plural, merging his individuality in that of all evil powers. (Matthew 8:29; Mark 5:9.) For the phrase see Luke 8:28; 2 Samuel 16:10; 2 Samuel 19:22; 1 Kings 17:18; John 2:4.

ἀπολέσαι ἡμᾶς. “The devils also believe and tremble,” James 2:19.

ὁ ἄγιος τοῦ θεοῦ. Luke 1:35; Psalms 16:10, “thine Holy One.” Daniel 9:24.

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