AT. In. Greek. _en._ TIME. season. HEROD. Herod Antipas. Son of Herod the Great by Malthace. See App-109. TETRARCH. The Greek word transliterated. a governor over the _fourth_ part of any region; but the word subsequently lost its strict etymological meaning, and came to denote any petty prince n... [ Continue Reading ]
SERVANTS. young men or courtiers. Greek. _pais._ App-108. THE DEAD. With Art. See App-139. THEREFORE. on this account. Greek. _dia touto._ MIGHTY WORKS. See note on Matthew 13:54, above. IN. Greek. _en._... [ Continue Reading ]
HEROD. One of eleven rulers offended with God's reprovers. See note on Exodus 10:28. PUT: i.e. had him put. FOR... SAKE. on account of. Greek. _dia_. PHILIP'S. Philip I, son of Herod the Great and Mariamne II. See App-109. WIFE: i.e. widow.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAID. used to say.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN HE WOULD HAVE PUT HIM TO DEATH.. wishing (App-102.) to kill him. COUNTED. held. Compare Matthew 21:26; Matthew 21:46... [ Continue Reading ]
KEPT. being celebrated. THE DAUGHTER. Salome (Josephus, _Antiquities_ xviii. 5. 4). HERODIAS. See App-109. BEFORE THEM. in the midst of them: i.e. in public.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH. Greek. _meta._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEFORE INSTRUCTED. prompted, or instigated. OF. by. Greek. _hupo._ IN. upon. Greek. _epi_. CHARGER. a wooden trencher, or dish. Greek. _pinax_ ;. Occ only here, Matthew 14:11.Mark 6:25; Mark 6:28 and Luke 11:39 ("platter"). The Eng. is from the French _chargrer_. to load. Then by Figure of speech... [ Continue Reading ]
THE OATH'S. his great or solemn oath.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAMSEL. Greek. _korasion._ App-108.... [ Continue Reading ]
BODY. Mark 6:29 reads _ptoma =_ corpse.... [ Continue Reading ]
DEPARTED. withdrew. by. in. Greek. _en_. PEOPLE. multitude. OUT OF. from. Greek. _apo_. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
WENT FORTH. From His solitude, Matthew 14:13. TOWARD. Greek. _epi_.... [ Continue Reading ]
TIME. hour. NOW. already.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND. But. HAVE HERE BUT. have not (Greek. _ou_, as in Matthew 14:4) here [anything] except.... [ Continue Reading ]
ON. upon. Greek. _epi_. TO. into. Greek. _eis_. HEAVEN. the heaven (sing). See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10. brake. after breaking. The bread was made in thin cakes, which had to be broken (not cut) before they could be eaten. Hence the idiom "to break bread" means to eat bread, as in Luke 24... [ Continue Reading ]
FILLED. satisfied. BASKETS. Greek. _kophinos._. small wicker hand-basket.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEN. males. Greek plural of _aner_. See App-123.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRAIGHTWAY. immediately, as in Matthew 14:31. A. the. HE SENT, &C. This was. miracle in itself.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH. by. Greek. _hupo._ App-104. WAVES. the waves.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FOURTH WATCH. See App-51.... [ Continue Reading ]
A SPIRIT. a phantom. Greek. _phantasma._ Occurs only here and Mark 6:49. FOR. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
IT IS I. I am [He].... [ Continue Reading ]
LORD. Greek. _Kurios._ App-98. IF, &C. Assuming it as. fact.... [ Continue Reading ]
TO. Greek. _pros._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE SAW THE WIND BOISTEROUS. He looked at the circumstances instead of the Lord. This was the secret of his (and of our) failure. SINK. be overwhelmed in the sea. Greek. _katapontizomai._ Occurs only here and Matthew 18:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
O THOU OF LITTLE FAITH. See note on Matthew 6:30. WHEREFORE. why, or for what. Greek. _eis._ DOUBT. waver, or hesitate. Greek. _distazo._ Occurs only here and Matthew 28:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SON OF GOD. God's Son (no Art.) App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
GENNESARET. It was at the northern end of the lake and to the west of the Jordan (App-169). The Talmud identifies it with Chinnereth of the O.T. Josephus says it was about four miles long by two and. half broad.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAD KNOWLEDGE OF. having recognized.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEM. border, or fringes. Compare Matthew 9:20. MADE PERFECTLY WHOLE. completely saved or healed. Greek. _diasozo_. to save throughout. Occurs eight times (Luke 7:3.Acts 23:24; Acts 27:43; Acts 27:44; Acts 28:1; Acts 28:4; 1 Peter 3:20). All are interesting and used of bodily saving.... [ Continue Reading ]