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Luk 5:7. Κατένευσαν, beckoned) as being at a distance, and for the sake of modesty [so as not to shout in the presence of the Lord]. They wished help, since a fish, when taken, has such eagerness to escape; however, that eagerness is not increased by a cry [therefore it was not to avoid frightening the fishes that the fishermen did not cry]. The net, no doubt, was broken in the upper end of it, where it was made fast. The fishes saw the net, the ship, the men, and felt themselves pressed on every side: therefore a cry on the part of the fishermen would have had no new (particular) advantage above a gesture, beckoning, to their partners.-μετόχοις, partners) For they were κοινωνοὶ, associates in fishing, Luk 5:10. Often, among the members of one society or family, there may be many pious men.-βυθίζεσθαι, to sink) They were being sunk low in the waters by the weight of the fishes.