Vincent Word Studies - Mark 4:21 - 4:21

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Vincent Word Studies - Mark 4:21 - 4:21


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A candle (ὁ λύχνος)

Properly, the lamp, as Rev.

Brought (ἔρχεται)

Lit., cometh. Doth the lamp come ? This impersonation or investing the lamp with motion is according to Mark's lively mode of narrative, as is the throwing of the passage into the interrogative form. Compare Luk 8:16. The lamp: the article indicating a familiar household implement. So also “the bed” and “the stand.”

Bushel (μόδιον)

The Latin modius. One of Mark's Latin words. See on Mat 5:15. The modius was nearer a peck than a bushel.

Bed (κλίνην)

A couch for reclining at table.

Candlestick (λυχνίαν)

Rev., correctly, stand; i.e., lampstand. See on Mat 5:15.