{But he was asleep} (autos de ekatheuden). Imperfect, was
sleeping. Picturesque scene. The Sea of Galilee is 680 feet below
the Mediterranean Sea. These sudden squalls come down from the
summit of Hermon with terrific force (seismos megas) like an
earthquake. Mark ( Mr 4:37 ) and Luke ( Lu 8:23 ) term it a
whirlwind (lailaps) in furious gusts.