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|Mark 4:39

|Mark 4:39

|καὶ διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ εἶπεν τῇ θαλάσσῃ, Σιώπα, πεφίμωσο. καὶ ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.  

|καὶ διεγερθεὶς ἐπετίμησεν τῷ ἀνέμῳ καὶ εἶπεν<ref name="ft 1">εἶπεν is the 3rd Person Singular Indicative Active Aorist of λέγω, meaning "he said".</ref> τῇ θαλάσσῃ, Σιώπα, πεφίμωσο. καὶ ἐκόπασεν ὁ ἄνεμος, καὶ ἐγένετο γαλήνη μεγάλη.  

|And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. [or, according to a note, "a great calm occurred"]

|And He got up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. [or, according to a note, "a great calm occurred"]

|And he awoke and '''''rebuked''''' the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.  

|And he awoke and '''''rebuked''''' the wind and said to the sea, "Peace! Be still!" And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.  

Is "rebuked" the correct translation of the Greek term "ἐπιτιμάω", which appears in all three verses above and in connection with other miracles, such as Jesus's lifting of the fever in Luke 4:39?  The real meaning of the Greek "ἐπιτιμάω" is closer to "judge" than to affirmatively rebuke.  The term can even be used in a positive manner, as in "honor" or "raise the price of."  The English term "rebuke" carries the primary connotation of a verbal communication, while in the Greek ἐπιτιμάω has the primary connotation of a non-verbal judgment.

Is "rebuked" the correct translation of the Greek term "ἐπιτιμάω", which appears in all three verses above and in connection with other miracles, such as Jesus's lifting of the fever in Luke 4:39?  The real meaning of the Greek "ἐπιτιμάω" is closer to "judge" than to affirmatively rebuke.  The term can even be used in a positive manner, as in "honor" or "raise the price of."  The English term "rebuke" carries the primary connotation of a verbal communication, while in the Greek ἐπιτιμάω has the primary connotation of a non-verbal judgment.

In the Mark verse above, traditional translations insert the word "said" as though Jesus caused the calming by verbally ordering the sea to be still.  But "λέγω" -- the Greek term used for said in some versions -- does not appear in the Greek above, and where it does appear in Greek versions its real meaning is to "lay", to "cause to lie down," or to "put to sleep."  It only has a connotation of speaking when used in a context of verbal communication (as in putting one word with another), which is not the case here.

In the Mark verse above, traditional translations insert the word "said" as though Jesus caused the calming by verbally ordering the sea to be still.  But "λέγω" -- the Greek term used for said in some versions -- does not appear in the Greek above<ref name="ft 1" />, and where it does appear in Greek versions its real meaning is to "lay", to "cause to lie down," or to "put to sleep."  It only has a connotation of speaking when used in a context of verbal communication (as in putting one word with another), which is not the case here.

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