John 6:18

Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.)

English Translation

The sea was tossed by a great wind blowing.

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διεγείρετο

diegeírō

G1326

“to awaken”

Verb, Imperfect, Passive, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular

Appears 6× in the Greek New Testament
First appears at Mark 4:39

Full Thayer's Definition

Origin: from G1223 and G1453

TDNT: None

1. to wake up, awaken, arouse (from sleep) a. of the sea, which begins to be agitated, to rise b. metaph. 1. to arouse the mind 2. stir up, render active

About this verse

These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →

7: words
7: distinct lemmas
Gospels: section

Notable vocabulary

The rarest word here is διεγείρετο to awaken G1326 — appearing just 6 times in the whole Greek New Testament.

Shared distinctive vocabulary

διεγείρετο to awaken G1326 occurs in 5 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to John 6:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Psalms 135:7 Who causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth; Who makes lightnings with the rain; Who brings forth the wind out of his treasuries;
Psalms 107:25 For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, Which lifts up its waves.
Matthew 14:24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, distressed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.

Cross-references courtesy of OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

Commentary

Notes on John 6:18 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.

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Tyndale Open Study Notes

Tyndale Open Resources

6:18 East-west winds blowing down over the eastern cliffs of the Sea of Galilee late in the day commonly caused very rough waters and turbulent storms.

Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown

sea arose, &c.--and they were "now in the midst of it" (Mat 14:24). Mark adds the graphic and touching particular, "He saw them toiling in rowing" (Mar 6:48), putting forth all their strength to buffet the waves and bear on against a head wind, but to little effect. He saw this from His mountain-top, and through the darkness of the night, for His heart was all with them; yet would He not go to their relief till His own time came.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(18) And the sea arose.—Better, was rising. The tense is still imperfect, describing the scene as it took place. The sea was then being agitated by the wind.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

18. the sea arose] Literally, was becoming thoroughly agitated, so that their Master’s following them in another boat seemed impossible. For the vivid description comp. Jon_1:13.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill's Exposition

And the sea arose,.... Swelled, and was tumultuous and raging; the waves mounted up, and tossed the ship to and fro:

by reason of a great wind that blew; which agitated the waters of the sea, and lifted up the waves; which storm seems to have arose after they had set sail, and were got into the midst of the sea.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Trapp's Complete Commentary

John Trapp

18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

Ver. 18. {See Trapp on "Mat 14:24"}

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Alford’s Greek Testament

Henry Alford

18.] διεγείρετο, was becoming thoroughly agitated: was rising.

Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

International Critical Commentary

18. The sea was rising because of the squall. We have the same expression ἡ θάλασσα … ἐξηγείρετο, Jon 1:13.

International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament

Marvin R. Vincent

Arose [διηγειρετο] . It is lamentable how the A. V. misses the graphic force of these imperfects. Rev., rightly, was rising. Literally, was being awakened. The imperfects convey the sense of gathering danger, and throw into stronger relief the fact of Jesus ' appearance. They were going; the darkness had already fallen, the sea was rising, and Jesus had not yet come.

That blew [πνεοντος] . Literally, blowing. That was blowing would be better. John's narrative at this point is more detailed and graphic than the others.

Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Lesson kit

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John, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 7 words (7 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is diegeírō (“to awaken”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

What does “to awaken” (diegeírō) contribute to the verse as a whole?
Mark 4:39 shares the word «to awaken» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
Reading how Tyndale Open Study Notes and Jamieson, Fausset & Brown read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 9 words in this verse.
7 distinct Greek lemmas span 7 words in this verse.