προσελθόντες : one of our evangelist's favourite words. ἤγειραν : they would not have waked Him if they could have helped it. They were genuinely terrified, though experienced sailors accustomed to rough weather. Κύριε, σῶσον … ἀπολλύμεθα : laconic speech, verbs unconnected, utterance of fear-stricken men. Luke's ἐπιστάτα, ἐπιστάτα is equally descriptive. Who could tell exactly what they said? All three evangelists report differently.

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