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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BARTIMAEUS

bar-ti-me'-us (Bartimaios): A hybrid word from Aramaic bar = "son," and Greek timaios = "honorable." For the improbability of the derivation from bar-tim'ai = "son of the unclean," and of the allegorical meaning = the Gentiles or spiritually blind, see Schmiedel in Encyclopedia Biblica. In Mark (Mark 10:46-52) Bartimeus is given as the name of a blind beggar, whose eyes Jesus Christ opened as He went out from Jericho on His last journey to Jerusalem. An almost identical account is given by Luke (Luke 18:35-4 3), except that the incident occurred "as he drew nigh unto Jericho," and the name of the blind man is not given. Again, according to Matthew (Matthew 20:29-34), "as they went out from Jericho" (like Mk) two blind men (unlike Mark and Luke) receive their sight. It is not absolutely impossible that two or even three events are recorded, but so close is the similarity of the three accounts that it is highly improbable. Regarding them as referring to the same event, it is easy to understand how the discrepancies arose in the passage of the story from mouth to mouth. The main incident is clear enough, and on purely historical grounds, the miracle cannot be denied. The discrepancies themselves are evidence of the wide currency of the story before our Gospels assumed their present form. It is only a most mechanical theory of inspiration that would demand their harmonization.

T. Rees

Greek

924. Bartimaios -- "son of Timaeus," Bartimaeus, a beggar
... "son of Timaeus," Bartimaeus, a beggar. Part of ... Word Origin of Aramaic origin Definition
"son of Timaeus," Bartimaeus, a beggar NASB Word Usage Bartimaeus (1). ...
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5090. Timaios -- "highly prized," Timaeus, an Israelite
... Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Timaios Phonetic Spelling: (tim'-ah-yos) Short
Definition: Timaeus Definition: Timaeus, father of the blind beggar Bartimaeus. ...
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Library

Bartimaeus
... BARTIMAEUS. Blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side
begging.'"Mark 10:46. The narrative of this miracle is ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/maclaren/expositions of holy scripture d/bartimaeus.htm

Jesus Restoreth Sight to Bartimaeus
... ILLUSTRATIONS: JESUS RESTORETH SIGHT TO BARTIMAEUS. And they came to Jericho:
and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and ...
/.../the life of jesus christ for the young/jesus restoreth sight to bartimaeus.htm

Bartimaeus
... Strong Meat for Hungry Souls: The Gospel of St. Mark CHAPTER 10:46-52 BARTIMAEUS.
"And they come to Jericho: and as He went out from ...
/.../chadwick/the gospel of st mark/chapter 10 46-52 bartimaeus.htm

Bartimaeus. Mk 10:47,48
... MARK Hymn 95 BARTIMAEUS. Mk 10:47,48. John Newton 8,7,8,7. BARTIMAEUS. Mk
10:47,48. Mercy, O thou Son of David! Thus blind Bartimaeus prayed; ...
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The Man that Stopped Jesus
... Bartimaeus knows what he wants, and answers without hesitation, and so
he gets his request. ... He that heard Bartimaeus will hear us. ...
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May the Twentieth the Lone Cry in the Big Crowd
... And our Lord heard the wail of poor Bartimaeus! ... "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.".
And Bartimaeus knew what he wanted. He merged all his petitions in one. ...
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Prayer and Importunity (Continued)
... The case of blind Bartimaeus is a notable one in many ways. ... At first, Jesus seems
not to hear. The crowd rebukes the noisy clamour of Bartimaeus. ...
/.../bounds/the necessity of prayer/vii prayer and importunity continued.htm

With Jairus
... therefore noteworthy that we have many examples of His grace and goodness amid such
trying scenes, as when He spoke to Zacchaeus, and called Bartimaeus to Him ...
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The Gospel According to St. Mark
... Among the latter may be mentioned the name of Bartimaeus, the blind beggar (x.46);
the names of Alexander and Rufus, the sons of Simon of Cyrene (xv.21); Salome ...
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The Gospel of St. Mark
... CHAPTER 10:41-45 THE LAW OF GREATNESS. CHAPTER 10:46-52 BARTIMAEUS. CHAPTER
11:1-11 THE TRIUMPHANT ENTRY. CHAPTER 11:12-14, 20-25 THE BARREN FIG-TREE. ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary

Bartimaeus

(son of Timeus), a blind beggar of Jericho who, (Mark 10:46) ff., sat by the wayside begging as our Lord passed out of Jericho on his last journey to Jerusalem.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Son of Timaeus, one of the two blind beggars of Jericho (Mark 10:46; Matthew 20:30). His blindness was miraculously cured on the ground of his faith.

Thesaurus

Bartimaeus (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BARTIMAEUS. ... T. Rees. Multi-Version Concordance
Bartimaeus (1 Occurrence). Mark 10:46 They came to Jericho. ...
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Timaeus (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Defiled, the father of blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46).
Int. ... See BARTIMAEUS. Multi-Version Concordance Timaeus (1 Occurrence). ...
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Bartimae'us (1 Occurrence)
Bartimae'us. Bartimaeus, Bartimae'us. Bartimeus . Multi-Version Concordance
Bartimae'us (1 Occurrence). ... Bartimaeus, Bartimae'us. Bartimeus . Reference
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Bartholomew (4 Occurrences)

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Named (428 Occurrences)
... As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of
Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road. (See NAS). ...
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Leaving (80 Occurrences)
... Mark 10:46 They came to Jericho; and as He was leaving that town--Himself and His
disciples and a great crowd--Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus) (WEY NAS RSV NIV ...
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Wayside (16 Occurrences)
... 10:46 And they came to Jericho: and when he was going out of Jericho, with his
disciples and a great number of people, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind ...
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Timae'us (1 Occurrence)
... Mark 10:46 And they come to Jericho, and as he is going forth from Jericho, with
his disciples and a great multitude, a son of Timaeus -- Bartimaeus the blind ...
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Roadside (9 Occurrences)
... As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of
Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road. (See RSV NIV). ...
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Mark (182 Occurrences)
... to interpret words which a Gentile would be likely to misunderstand, such as,
"Boanerges" (3:17); "Talitha cumi" (5:41); "Corban" (7:11); "Bartimaeus" (10:46 ...
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Bible Concordance

Bartimaeus (1 Occurrence)

Mark 10:46 They came to Jericho. As he went out from Jericho, with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Bartimaeus

Related Terms

Timaeus (1 Occurrence)

Bartimae'us (1 Occurrence)

Bartholomew (4 Occurrences)

Named (428 Occurrences)

Leaving (80 Occurrences)

Wayside (16 Occurrences)

Timae'us (1 Occurrence)

Roadside (9 Occurrences)

Mark (182 Occurrences)