Sighed deeply in his spirit. Peculiar to Mark.

There shall no sign be given [ε ι δ ο θ η σ ε τ α ι σ η μ ε ι ο ν]. Lit., if a sign shall be given. The expression, is elliptical. It is a Hebrew idiom, and is really, at bottom, a form of imprecation. If I do not thus or so, may some judgment overtake me. Compare Hebrews 3:11.

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Old Testament