A.T. Robertson Commentary


A.T. Robertson Commentary
"And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent;" — Mark 6:35 (ASV)
When the day was now far spent (ηδη ωρας πολλης γενομενης). Genitive absolute. Hωρα used here for day-time as in Polybius and late Greek.
Much day-time already gone . Luke 9:12 has it began to
incline (κλινειν) or wear away. It was after 3 P.M., the first evening. Note second evening or sunset in Mr 6:47; Matthew 14:23; John 6:16. The turn of the afternoon had come and sunset was approaching. The idiom is repeated at the close of the verse. See on Mt 14:15.