Cambridge Greek Testament Commentary

Mark 5:22

22. [997][998][999][1000][1001] omit ἰδού.

[997] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the Monastery of St Katharine on Mount Sinai. Now at St Petersburg. The whole Gospel, ending at Mark 16:8. Photographic facsimile, 1911.

[998] Codex Vaticanus. 4th cent., but perhaps a little later than א. In the Vatican Library almost since its foundation by Pope Nicolas V., and one of its greatest treasures. The whole Gospel, ending at Mark 16:8. Photographic facsimile, 1889.

[999] Codex Bezae. 6th cent. Has a Latin translation (d) side by side with the Greek text, and the two do not quite always agree. Presented by Beza to the University Library of Cambridge in 1581. Remarkable for its frequent divergences from other texts. Contains Mark, except Mark 16:15-20, which has been added by a later hand. Photographic facsimile, 1899.

[1000] Codex Regius. 8th cent. An important witness. At Paris. Contains Mark 1:1 to Mark 10:15; Mark 10:30 to Mark 15:1; Mark 15:20 to Mark 16:20, but the shorter ending is inserted between Mark 16:8 and Mark 16:9, showing that the scribe preferred it to the longer one.

[1001] Codex Sangallensis. 9th or 10th cent. Contains the Gospels nearly complete, with an interlinear Latin translation. The text of Mark is specially good, agreeing often with CL. At St Gall.

22. εἷς τῶν�. There was usually only one to each synagogue. These officials regulated the services and perhaps had charge of the buildings.

Ἰάειρος. Usually those on whom or for whom Jesus does His mighty works are nameless. Jair (Numbers 32:41; Judges 10:3) means “he will give light” rather than “he will awaken”; but even if the latter derivation were correct, it would not prove that the name was invented to match the story, nor would the invention of the name prove that the whole story was invention. As in the case of Lazarus and his sisters, the name of the leading person in this incident would be likely to be remembered. The daughter may have been a well known person, like Alexander and Rufus (Mark 15:21), when Mk wrote. Bartimaeus, Mary Magdalen, and Malchus are similar instances.

πρὸς τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ. In the Synoptics αὐτοῦ generally follows its substantive (Mark 5:27; Mark 6:1; Mark 6:4, etc.); in Jn it often precedes (Mark 11:32; Mark 1:27, etc.), about 16 times in all.

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