SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:37
Y se levantó una grande tempestad de viento, y echaba las olas en el barco, de tal manera que ya se llenaba.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 4:37
Verse 37. A great storm of wind] See on Matt. viii. 24.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 37. And there arose a great storm of wind , etc..] Called Laelaps, a wind that is suddenly whirled about upwards and downwards, and is said to be a storm, or tempest of wind with rain; it was a sort of a hurricane: and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was full ; of water, and ready to sink. Beza says in one copy it read, buyizesyai , and so in one of Stephens's. It was immersed, covered all over with water, and was going down at once to the bottom; so that they were in imminent danger, in the utmost extremity; (see Gill on “ Matthew 8:24”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 35-41 - Christ was asleep in the storm, to try the faith of his disciples, an to stir them up to pray. Their faith appeared weak, and their prayer strong. When our wicked hearts are like the troubled sea which cannot rest, when our passions are unruly, let us think we hear the law of Christ, saying, Be silent, be dumb. When without are fightings, an within are fears, and the spirits are in a tumult, if he say, "Peace be still," there is a great calm at once. Why are ye so fearful? Thoug there may be cause for some fear, yet not for such fear as this. Thos may suspect their faith, who can have such a thought as that Jesu careth not though his people perish. How imperfect are the best of saints! Faith and fear take their turns while we are in this world; but ere long, fear will be overcome, and faith will be lost in sight __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ γινεται 1096 5736 V-PNI-3S λαιλαψ 2978 N-NSF ανεμου 417 N-GSM μεγαλη 3173 A-NSF τα 3588 T-NPN δε 1161 CONJ κυματα 2949 N-NPN επεβαλλεν 1911 5707 V-IAI-3S εις 1519 PREP το 3588 T-ASN πλοιον 4143 N-ASN ωστε 5620 CONJ αυτο 846 P-NSN ηδη 2235 ADV γεμιζεσθαι 1072 5745 V-PPN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
37. Storm (lailay). So Luke. Distinctively furious storm or hurricane. Compare Septuagint, Job xxxviii. 1, of the whirlwind out of which God answered Job. See, also, Job xxi. 18. Matthew uses seismov, a shaking. See on Matt. viii. 24. Mr. Macgregor ("Rob Roy on the Jordan") says that "on the sea of Galilee the wind has a singular force and suddenness; and this is no doubt because that sea is so deep in the world that the sun rarefies the air in it enormously, and the wind, speeding swiftly above a long and level plateau, gathers much force as it sweeps through flat deserts, until suddenly it meets this huge gap in the way, and it tumbles down here irresistible."
Robertson's NT Word Studies
4:37 {There ariseth a great storm of wind} (ginetai lailay megale anemou). Mark's vivid historical present again. #Mt 8:24 has egeneto (arose) and #Lu 8:23 katebe (came down). Luke has also lailay, but Matthew seismos (storm), a violent upheaval like an earthquake. lailay is an old word for these cyclonic gusts or storms. Luke's "came down" shows that the storm fell suddenly from Mount Hermon down into the Jordan Valley and smote the Sea of Galilee violently at its depth of 682 feet below the Mediterranean Sea. The hot air at this depth draws the storm down with sudden power. These sudden storms continue to this day on the Sea of Galilee. The word occurs in the LXX of the whirlwind out of which God answered Job (#Job 38:1) and in #Jon 1:4. {The waves beat into the boat} (ta kumata epeballen eis to ploion). Imperfect tense (were beating) vividly picturing the rolling over the sides of the boat "so that the boat was covered with the waves" (#Mt 8:24). Mark has it: "insomuch that the boat was now filling" (hwste ede gemizesqai to ploion). Graphic description of the plight of the disciples.
