nothing = not (Greek. ou. App-105 ) anything. secret = hidden. not . Greek. ou. App-105 . be made = become. neither . Greek. oude. not. Greek. ou, as above, but all the texts read ou me . App-105 . be = become. come abroad = come to (Greek. eis. App-104 .) light (Greek. phaneros = manifestation). read more
Take heed . Greek. blepo. See App-133 . how. Contrast "what "on the second occasion (Mark 4:24 ), from = away from. Greek. apo. App-104 . seemeth = thinketh. Peculiar to Luke. read more
Then came , &c. For the motive, see Mark 3:21 -with Mark 3:31-35 . Compare Matthew 12:47 . could not = were not able to. come at Him = fall in with Him. Greek suntunchano. Occurs only here in N.T. for = on account of. Greek. dia. App-104 .Luke 8:2 . press = crowd. read more
stand = are standing. desiring = wishing. Greek. thelo. App-102 . see . Greek eidon. App-133 . read more
answered and said . See note on Deuteronomy 1:41 unto. Greek. pros. App-104 . Not the same word as in Luke 8:22 . do = are doing. read more
Now, &c. This is not the same storm as in Matthew 8:24 (see notes there), but the same as in Mark 4:37 . Matthew's was before the calling of the Twelve; this occurred after that event. The antecedents and consequents differ in both cases. into. Greek eis. App-104 . a ship. In Matthew, the " boat". with = and. unto them = to them. Greek. pros. App-104 . unto . Greek. eis. App-104 . lake . See App-169 . launched forth = put to sea, or set sail. read more
fell asleep = fell off (Greek. aphupnoo) into sleep. Only here in N.T. came down . Not rose up, as on the former occasion (Matthew 8:24 ). a storm of wind = a squall. On the former occasion it was an earthquake(Greek. seismos). Here it was lailaps. on = on to. Greek eis. App-104 . were filled were being swamped. Imperf. tense. Hence this was an open boat; in Matthew a decked boat. were in jeopardy = were beginning to be in danger: read more
awoke = roused. App-178 . Master. See note on Luke 5:5 . Note the Figure of speech Epizeuxis ( App-6 ), for emphasis. Not the same word as in Luke 8:49 . we perish = we are perishing: i.e. drowning. arose = was aroused. App-178 . TTr. WH R have the same word as "awoke" above, raging. Greek kludon. Occurs only here and James 1:6 ("wave"). was = became. read more
What manner. This! = Who then is this [man]! He commandeth . Peculiar to Luke. read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 8:16
No man. Greek oudeis, compound of ou. App-105 . candle = a lamp. See App-130 . bed = couch. on = upon. Greek. epi. App-104 . candlestick = lampstand. read more