41. Crying out (xpavydfovra). The inarticulate demoniac scream.
Saying. The articulate utterance.
Mr. Hobart (“Medical Language of St. Luke”) remarks that the medical bias of Luke may be seen from the words he ab- stains from using’ as well as from those he does use in respect of disease. Thus he never uses wadaxia for sickness, as Matthew does (iv. 28; ix. 85; x. 1), since this word is never so used in medical language, but is confined to the meaning of delicacy, efeminacy. So, too, he never uses Bacavifgew, to torment, of sickness, as Matthew does (viii. 6), as it is never so used in medical language, the word there meaning to examine some part of the body or some medical question.
42-44, Compare Mark i. 35-39.
42. Sought after (ézetjrovv). Imperfect tense: were seek- ang.
Came unto him (jA9Iov fos adtod). Stronger than came to; for éws is even up to, showing that they did not discontinue their search until they found him. Mark’s narrative here is fuller and more graphic.
CHAPTER YJ. 1-11. Compare Matt. iv. 18-22; Mark i. 16-90. 1. Pressed (érumeia9ar). Lit., were laid upon. To hear. The A. V. is correct according to the reading
n°? Ya . . ° . , Tov axovew, which it follows. The true reading is Kat axovew, and heard. So Rev.
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He stood (adrds jv éotas). The pronoun distinguishes him from the crowd which pressed upon him: he on his part stood. Render the participle and finite verb as Rev., was standing.
Lake (Aéuynv). An illustration of the more classical style of Luke as compared with Matthew and Mark. They and John also use YaXacaa, sea. See on Matt. iv. 18.
2. Ships (dota). Used of vessels in general. Some texts read mwAodpia, a diminutive form, meaning Jittle boats.
Were washing. From the sand and pebbles accumulated during the night’s work. Luke uses four different words for washing or cleansing: wAvv, here, see also Apoe. vii. 14; dzro- pdoow, of wiping the dust from the feet, only at ch. x. 11; éxudoow, of the woman wiping Christ’s feet with her hair, ch. vii. 38, 44; dzoAovw, of washing away sins, Acts xxii. 16; Aovw, of washing the prisoners’ stripes and the body of Dorcas, Acts xvi. 33; ix. 37. The reading admom\vve is rejected by the best texts, so that aoudcow is the only one peculiar to Luke. All the words were common in medical language.
3. Thrust out (évavayayety). Rev., put out. The special nautical word for putting out to sea.
Taught (édédacxev). The imperfect. He continued the teaching he had begun on the shore.
4, Launch out. Rey., put owt. The singular number, ad- dressed to Peter as master of the craft.
Let down (yaddcare). The plural, addressed to the whole of the boat’s crew. Originally, to slacken or loosen, as a bow- string or the reins of horses; hence to let sink asanet. Also of unbarring adoor. Metaphorically, to be indulgent, to pardon. The word occurs in the New Testament seven times, and five of these in Luke. He uses it of letting down Paul in a basket at
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Damascus (Acts ix. 25); of striking a ship’s sails, and of letting down a boat into the sea (Acts xxvii. 17, 30). Matthew, Mark, and John use BdAdr@ or audiBdrro, for casting a net (Matt. iv. 18; xiii. 47; Mark i.16; John xxi. 6), which appears also in the compound noun for a casting-net (dupiPAnoTpov, see on Matt. iv. 18). The word used by Luke was in common use in medical writings, to denote relaxation of the limbs; loosening of bandages; abatement of sickness ; letting herbs down into a vessel to be steeped.
5. Master (ésrucrdta). Used by Luke only, and always with reference to Jesus. He never uses abbi, as John especially. Wyc., commander.
Toiled (xomidcavtes). From xézros, suffering, weariness ; and therefore indicating exhausting toil.