to rebuke
epitimao is a forceful rebuke used to correct people or command harmful spirits, illness, wind, and waves to stop.
The verb most often marks a forceful address that stops or drives back a harmful spirit, illness, or storm; it also occurs in correcting a person and in attempts to silence or restrain people. The surrounding clauses show both spoken commands and reproving responses, while the translation does not identify a separate English equivalent in every instance.
Senses in use
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Commanding spirits, illness, and the storm to stop · dominant
In Luke 4:35 the aorist active form occurs with the command to be silent and come out, after which the demon leaves. The same use is shown when the fever leaves in Luke 4:39, the wind and waves cease in Luke 8:24, and the unclean spirit is commanded to come out in Mark 9:25; in Matthew 8:26 the APB renders the clause with the winds and sea followed by calm.
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Reproving a person for conduct or speech · common
The imperative in Luke 17:3 is given in the condition that a brother sins, followed by repentance and release. In Mark 8:33 the rebuke addresses Peter's stated outlook, while Luke 23:40 has one condemned man rebuking the other in a question about fearing God; 2 Timothy 4:2 places the imperative among exhortation and teaching.
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Trying to silence or prevent an action · common
These clauses use the verb to stop people from speaking or approaching: those ahead seek to make the caller silent in Luke 18:39, and the disciples react to children being brought in Mark 10:13. In Luke 9:21 and Mark 8:30, the rebuke is followed by an order that people say nothing; Luke 19:39 asks for the disciples to be checked.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly uses “rebuked” or “rebuke,” including clauses followed by commands to be silent, come out, or say nothing. Because it is a whole-verse translation, its wording only confirms the clause-level action.