Mark 10:46

And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
came	ἔρχονται erchontai	G2064	to come or go (in a great variety of applications · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person plural
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Jericho	Ἰεριχώ. Ierichō	G2410	Jericho · noun — accusative singular feminine, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
as	ἐκπορευομένου ekporeuomenou	G1607	to depart · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, genitive singular masculine
he	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
out	ἐκπορεύομαι ekporeúomai	G1607	to depart
of	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
Jericho	Ἰεριχὼ Ierichō	G2410	Jericho · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
with	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
disciples	μαθητῶν mathētōn	G3101	a learner · noun — genitive plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
a	ὄχλου ochlou	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — genitive singular masculine
great	ἱκανοῦ hikanou	G2425	competent (as if coming in season) · adjective — genitive singular masculine
people	ὄχλος óchlos	G3793	a throng (as borne along)
blind	τυφλὸς tuphlos	G5185	opaque (as if smoky) · adjective — nominative singular masculine
Bartimæus	Βαρτιμαῖος, Bartimaios	G924	son of Timæus (or the unclean) · noun — nominative singular masculine, a proper name
son	υἱὸς huios	G5207	a "son" (sometimes of animals) · noun — nominative singular masculine
Timæus	Τιμαίου Timaiou	G5090	Timæus (i.e. Timay) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
sat	ἐκάθητο ekathēto	G2521	and (to sit · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
by	παρὰ para	G3844	properly · preposition
side	ὁδόν. hodon	G3598	a road · noun — accusative singular feminine
begging	προσαιτέω prosaitéō	G4319	to ask repeatedly (importune)

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Cross-references

Luke 18:35-19:1 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:
Matthew 20:29-34 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.
John 9:8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
Luke 16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried;
Luke 16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,
Acts 3:2-3 And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:46–end

This passage of story agrees with that, Mat 20:29, etc. Only that there were told of two blind men; here, and Luk 18:35, only of one: but if there were two, there was one. This one is named here, being a blind beggar that was much talked of; he was called Bartimeus, that is, the son of Timeus; which, some think, signifies the son of a blind man; he was the blind son of a blind father, which made the case worse, and the cure more wonderful, and the more proper to typify the spiritual cures wrought by the grace of Christ, on those that not only are born blind, but are born of those that are blind. I. This blind man sat begging; as they do with us. Note, Those who by the providence of God are d…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 10:46

Blind Bartimeus - בר bar in Syriac signifies son. It appears that he was thus named because Timeus, Talmeus or Talmai, was the name of his father, and thus the son would be called Bar-talmeus, or Bartholomew. Some suppose υἱος Τιμαιου, the son of Timeus, to be an interpolation. Bartimeus the son of Timeus, ὁ τυφλος, The blind man. It was because he was the most remarkable that this evangelist mentions him by name, as a person probably well known in those parts.

John Gill on Mark 10:46

And they came to Jericho,.... Christ and his disciples, from the coasts of Judea, beyond Jordan, in their way to Jerusalem; where Christ met with Zaccheus and converted him, and after some short stay at his house, departed thence; and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples, and a great number of people: which followed him out of that city, to go with him to Jerusalem, being but ten miles off: blind Bartimeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging; who was one of the two blind men Matthew makes mention of it, See Gill on Matthew 20:30.

John Calvin on Mark 10:46–end

Mark 10:46-52 Matthew 20:29-34 Mark 10:46-52 Luke 18:35-43 29. And while they were departing from Jericho, a great multitude followed him. 30. And, lo, two blind men sitting near the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried aloud, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 31. And the multitude rebuked them, that they might be silent; but they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David. 32. And Jesus stood, and called them, and said, What do you wish that I should do to you? 33. They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened. 34. And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received sight, and th…

The Church Fathers

The name of the city agrees with the approaching Passion of our Lord; for it is said, And they came to Jericho. Jericho means moon or anathema; but the failing of the flesh of Christ is the preparation of the heavenly Jerusalem. It goes on: And as he went out of Jericho with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bartimæus, the son of Timæus, sat by the wayside begging.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(ubi sup.) In a mystical sense, however, Jericho, which means the moon, points out the waning of our fleeting race. The Lord restored sight to the blind man, when drawing near to Jericho, because coming in the flesh and drawing near to His Passion, He brought many to the faith; for it was not in the first years of His Incarnation, but in the few years before He suffered, that He showed the mystery of the Word to the world.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Mark has recorded both the name of Bartimaeus and of his father, a circumstance which scarcely occurs in all the many cases of healing which had been performed by the Lord.… Consequently there can be little doubt that this Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, had fallen from some position of great prosperity, and was now regarded as an object of the most notorious and the most remarkable wretchedness, because, in addition to being blind, he had also to sit begging.
— Augustine of Hippo, HARMONY OF THE GOSPELS 2.65

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Dictionary and topics

Alms — Not found in the Old Testament, but repeatedly in the New. The Mosaic legislation (Lev. 25:35; Deut. 15:7) tended to promote a spirit of charity, and to prevent the occurrence of destitution among…
Bartimaeus — Son of Timaeus, one of the two blind beggars of Jericho (Mark 10:46; Matt. 20:30). His blindness was miraculously cured on the ground of his faith.
Beg — That the poor existed among the Hebrews we have abundant evidence (Ex. 23:11; Deut. 15:11), but there is no mention of beggars properly so called in the Old Testament. The poor were provided for by…
Beggar, Begging — The poor among the Hebrews were much favored. They were allowed to glean in the fields, and to gather whatever the land produced in the year in which it was not tilled (Leviticus 19:10; 25:5,6;…
Bethany — House of dates. (1.) The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the east of…
Jericho — Place of fragrance, a fenced city in the midst of a vast grove of palm trees, in the plain of Jordan, over against the place where that river was crossed by the Israelites (Josh. 3:16). Its site was…
Timaeus — Defiled, the father of blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46).
Bartimeus (Bartimaeus) · A blind man — A blind man
Beggars · .Bartimaeus — .Bartimaeus
Highways · Beggars sat by sides of — Beggars sat by sides of
Jericho · .Blind men healed at, by Jesus — .Blind men healed at, by Jesus
Timaeus · Father of a blind man cured by Jesus

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:46–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 10:46

John Gill on Mark 10:46

John Calvin on Mark 10:46–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 10:46–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 10:46

John Gill on Mark 10:46

John Calvin on Mark 10:46–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 10:46-52