Mark 10:48

Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.)

English Translation

Many rebuked him, that he should be quiet, but he cried out much more, "You son of David, have mercy on me!"

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σιωπήσῃ

siōpáō

G4623

“to be silent”

Verb, Aorist, Active, Subjunctive, 3rd person, Singular

Appears 10× in the Greek New Testament
First appears at Matthew 20:31

Full Thayer's Definition

Origin: from siope (silence, i.e. a hush, properly, muteness, i.e. involuntary stillness, or inability to speak, and thus differing from G4602 , which is rather a voluntary refusal or indisposition to speak, although the terms are often used synonymously)

TDNT: None

1. to be silent, hold one's peace a. used of one's silence because dumb 2. metaph. of a calm, quiet sea

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 →

15: words
14: distinct lemmas
Gospels: section

Notable vocabulary

The rarest word here is σιωπήσῃ to be silent G4623 — appearing just 10 times in the whole Greek New Testament.

Shared distinctive vocabulary

σιωπήσῃ to be silent G4623 occurs in 10 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:

Repetition

A word recurs within this verse:

πολλοὶ many G4183 ×2

Cross-references

Topical passages linked to Mark 10:48 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.

Jeremiah 29:13 You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.
Mark 7:26–29 Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged him that he would cast the demon out of her daughter.
Genesis 32:24–28 Jacob was left alone, and wrestled with a man there until the breaking of the day.
Psalms 62:12 Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, For you reward every man according to his work.
Matthew 15:23–28 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away; for she cries after us."
Matthew 19:13 Then little children were brought to him, that he should lay his hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them.
Matthew 20:31 The multitude rebuked them, telling them that they should be quiet, but they cried out even more, "Lord, have mercy on us, you son of David!"
Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, they came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher any more?"

Luke 11:5–10 He said to them, "Which of you, if you go to a friend at midnight, and tell him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,
Luke 18:1–8 He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
Luke 18:39 Those who led the way rebuked him, that he should be quiet; but he cried out all the more, "You son of David, have mercy on me!"
Hebrews 5:7 He, in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and petitions with strong crying and tears to him who was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,
Ephesians 6:18 with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:

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

Commentary

Notes on Mark 10:48 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.

Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne

48. charged him] “þretnyden hym, þat he schulde be stille.” Wyclif. They rebuked him and his companion, deeming their clamours illmannered and unworthy of Him, who was passing onward to Jerusalem.

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 Jesus answered and said unto him,.... Being come to him, and standing before him:

what wilt thou that I should do unto thee? What means this vehement cry? what is it thou designest by mercy? is it money thou askest for, to relieve thy wants? or is it that thy sight may be restored?

The blind man said unto him, Lord; "Rabboni", or, as the Syriac version reads it; "Rabbi"; thou, great master in Israel, and Lord, of the whole world, my request to thee, and which thou, art, able to effect; is,

that I might receive my sight; See Gill on Mat 20:33.

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

48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.

Ver. 48. The more a great deal] True faith works its way through many obstacles, as the clouded sun doth.

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.

The Pulpit Commentary

Many rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. They rebuked him, perhaps, out of reverence and regard for Christ, who might perhaps at that moment have been preaching to the people, and so might be disturbed by the blind man"s loud and noisy appeal. But the rebuke of the crowd gave additional energy to his entreaties; and he cried out the more a great deal, that his voice might be heard above them all. He was in good earnest, and would not be restrained. A useful lesson is hem suggested to all. He who desires to serve God must overcome all earthly shame and fear; for, indeed, this unworthy feeling keeps back many from Christ.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges

48. ἐπετίμων. It was the crowd in front of Jesus who did this (Lk.); they wanted to silence him before Jesus came up. Like the disciples with the Syrophoenician woman (Mat 15:23), they resented the ceaseless importunity; and like the disciples with those who brought their children (Mar 10:13), they resented the trouble likely to be given to Christ. They were not objecting, nor does Jesus do so, to his addressing Him as the Messiah. Wrede, Messiasgeheimnis, p. 278. Note the imperfects.

ἵνα σιωπήσῃ. This is Mk’s usual word (Mar 3:4, Mar 4:39, Mar 9:34, Mar 14:61). Lk. has his usual σιγάω, which neither Mk nor Mt. ever uses. Jn uses neither.

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Alford’s Greek Testament

Henry Alford

48.] See on Matt. vv. 30, 31.

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

International Critical Commentary

48. ἵνα σιωπήσῃ—that he keep silent. It does not seem probable that they would want to prevent the miracle. Rather, they wanted to enforce silence about this premature Son of David, which they meant to reserve for the entry into Jerusalem.

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

Lesson kit

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Mark, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 15 words (14 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is siōpáō (“to be silent”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.

Discussion questions

The word siōpáō carries the sense “to be silent.” How does it shape the verse?
Matthew 20:31 shares the word «to be silent» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
“many” occurs 2× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
Reading how The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges and John Gill's Exposition read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?

Things to notice

These translations choose different wording for 16 words in this verse.
“many” occurs 2× in this single verse.
14 distinct Greek lemmas span 15 words in this verse.