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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 the real meaning of "λέγω" is to "lay", to "cause to lie down," or to "put to sleep."<ref name="ft 1" />  It has a connotation of speaking only when used in a context of verbal communication such as putting an argument to rest, which is not the case here in observing nature.

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 the real meaning of "λέγω" is to "lay", to "cause to lie down," or to "put to sleep."<ref name="ft 1" />  It has a connotation of speaking only when used in a context of verbal communication such as putting an argument to rest, which is not the case here in observing nature.  Also, in this context any speech by Jesus would have likely been in [[Aramaic]] rather than [[Greek]], so the Greek phrase attributed to him would probably not be a quotation but rather a thought or intention.

James Strong, the 19th century author of Strong's [[Concordance]] on the [[Bible]], was not a modern physicist and his definitions tend to lack abstraction, even where obviously necessary.

James Strong, the 19th century author of Strong's [[Concordance]] on the [[Bible]], was not a modern physicist and his definitions tend to lack abstraction, even where obviously necessary.