His friends (oi par autou). The phrase means literally those from the side of him (Jesus). It could mean another circle of disciples who had just arr...
ZEMARAIM zem-a-ra'-im (cemdrayim; Codex Vaticanus Sara; Codex Alexandrinus Semrim): A city in the territory of Benjamin. It is named between Betharab...
Let no one judge you (mh ti uma krinetw). Prohibition present active imperative third singular, forbidding the habit of passing judgment in such matt...
Through the cornfields (dia twn sporimwn). See on Mt 12:1. So Matt. and Luke 6:1 . But Mark uses paraporeuesqai, to go along beside, unless diaporeu...
ZAIR za'-ir (tsa`ir; Zeior): When he invaded Edom, we are told that Joram passed over to Zair and all his chariots with him (2?Kings 8:21). In the pa...
Overview - Acts 17 1?Paul preaches at Thessalonica, where some believe, 5?and others persecute him. 10?He is sent to Berea, and preaches there. 13?Be...
Diligently (pugmh). Instrumental case, with the fist, up to the elbow, rubbing one hand and arm with the other hand clenched. Aleph had pukna probabl...
Now I rejoice (nun cairw). Now that Titus has come and told him the good news from Corinth ( 1?Thessalonians 2:12 ). This was the occasion of the nob...
Overview - Mark 4 1?The parable of the sower, 14?and the meaning thereof. 21?We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others. 26?The parable ...
I think myself happy (hghmai emauton makarion). See on Mt 5:3 for makario. Blass notes that Paul, like Tertullus, begins with captatio benevolentiae,...
The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon?Strong's Number: ? 1664?Browse Lexicon?Original WordWord Origin?Eliouvdof Hebrew origin (0410) and (01935)Translit...
The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon?Strong's Number: ? 1664?Browse Lexicon?Original WordWord Originelioudof Hebrew origin (0410) and (01935)Transliter...
The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon?Strong's Number: ? 01567?Browse Lexicon?Original WordWord Origind[lgfrom (01530) and (05707)Transliterated WordTD...
The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon?Strong's Number: ? 1567?Browse Lexicon?Original WordWord Origind[lgfrom (01530) and (05707)Transliterated WordTDN...
EPHRON (2) e'-fron (`ephron; Ephron): (1) 2?Chronicles 13:19: And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns th...
When we could no longer forbear (mhketi stegonte). Stegw is old verb to cover from stegh, roof ( Mark 2:4 ), to cover with silence, to conceal, to ke...
Under a curse (upo kataran). Picture of the curse hanging over them like a Damocles' blade. Cf. Romans 3:9 under sin (up amartian). The word for cu...
In all our affliction (epi pash th qlipsei hmwn). Tlipsi is from qlibw, to press, old and common word, as tribulation is from Latin tribulum (roller)...
Out of the boat (ek tou ploiou). Straightway (euqu) Mark says, using the genitive absolute (exelqonto autou) and then repeating autwi associative ins...
The sixth hour (wra ekth). That is, noon (Jewish time), as the third hour was nine A.M. ( Mark 15:25 ). See on Mt 27:45 for discussion. Given also by...