Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 4]
without the parabolic form used before the crowds. This verb
\epilu•\ occurs in the N.T. only here and in Ac 19:39 where the
town-clerk of Ephesus says of the troubles by the mob: "It shall
be settled in the regular assembly" (\en t•i ennom•i ekkl•si•i
epiluth•setai\). First future passive indicative from \epilu•\.
The word means to give additional (\epi\) loosening (\lu•\), so
to explain, to make plainer, clearer, even to the point of
revelation. This last is the idea of the substantive in 2Pe
1:20 where even the Revised Version has it: "No prophecy of
scripture is of private interpretation" (\p•sa proph•teia graph•s
idias epiluse•s ou ginetai\). Here the use of \ginetai\ (comes)
with the ablative case (\epiluse•s\) and the explanation given in
verse 2Pe 1:21 shows plainly that disclosure or revelation to
the prophet is what is meant, not interpretation of what the
prophet said. The prophetic impulse and message came from God
through the Holy Spirit. In private the further disclosures of
Jesus amounted to fresh revelations concerning the mysteries of
the kingdom of God.
4:35 {When even was come} (\opsias genomen•s\). Genitive
absolute. It had been a busy day. The blasphemous accusation, the
visit of the mother and brothers and possibly sisters, to take
him home, leaving the crowded house for the sea, the first
parables by the sea, then more in the house, and now out of the
house and over the sea. {Let us go over unto the other side}
(\dielth•men eis to peran\). Hortatory (volitive) subjunctive,
second aorist active tense. They were on the western side and a
row over to the eastern shore in the evening would be a
delightful change and refreshing to the weary Christ. It was the
only way to escape the crowds.
4:36 {Even as he was} (\h•s •n\). Vulgate, _ita ut erat_. Bengel
says: _sine apparatu_. That is, they take Jesus along
(\paralambanousin\) without previous preparation. {Other boats}
(\alla ploia\). This detail also is given only by Mark. Some
people had got into boats to get close to Jesus. There was a
crowd even on the lake.
4:37 {There ariseth a great storm of wind} (\ginetai lailaps
megal• anemou\). Mark's vivid historical present again. Mt 8:24
has \egeneto\ (arose) and Lu 8:23 \kateb•\ (came down). Luke
has also \lailaps\, but Matthew \seismos\ (tempest), a violent
upheaval like an earthquake. \Lailaps\ is an old word for these
cyclonic gusts or storms. Luke's "came down" shows that the storm
http://www.ccel.org/r/robertson_at/wordpictures/htm/MR4.RWP.html (7 of 9) [28/08/2004 09:03:39 a.m.]