Mark 3:34
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!”
περιβλέπω
To look all around, to survey. Periblepō. Jesus often looked around at those near him before speaking or acting, a gaze that missed no one. See and be seen by him.
περί
around
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περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
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κύκλῳ
surrounding
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κύκλῳ
akin to G2947 (κυλιόω)); i.e. in a circle (by implication, of G1722 (ἐν)), i.e. (adverbially) all around
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κάθημαι
were sitting
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κάθημαι
Seated, dwelling, residing. Káthēmai. Jesus sat down to teach, and to reign. To be seated is to be established, settled, at rest in a place of authority. Sit in the presence of the One who is enthroned.
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λέγω
He says;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἴδε
Behold
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ἴδε
Look, behold, see this. Íde. Jesus used this word to draw eyes to what mattered: the man, the tomb, the lamb of God. Slow down and look where it points.
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μήτηρ
mother
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μήτηρ
Mother, source, nurturer. Mētēr. Honor your father and your mother, a command repeated across both testaments. The role carries weight heaven itself recognizes. Honor her.
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μέ
of Mine
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μέ
No, not, never. Mé. The softest Greek negative, used to deny what is possible or expected. When God says no, he means it.
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