A.T. Robertson Commentary


A.T. Robertson Commentary
"And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered." — Mark 3:1 (ASV)
Had his hand withered (εξηραμμενην εχων την χειρα). He had his (the in the Greek, common idiom with article as possessive) hand (right hand, Luke 6:6) in a withered state, perfect passive participle (adjective ξηραν in Matthew and Luke), showing that it was not congenital, but the result of injury by accident or disease. Bengel: Non ex utero, sed morbo aut vulnere.