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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 a connotation of a verbal scolding that does not exist in the Greek.

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.

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