Mark 7:4 Commentary - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
4. Except they wash That is, except they baptize. A different word from the previous word rendered wash. So also in this verse the baptism of cups and pots, brazen vessels and tables. Tables The Greek word thus translated should be rendered couches; meaning the couches upon which they used to recline at meals. We cannot suppose these couches were wholly immersed in or under water, a process which would be very likely, if often performed, to be destructive to them. We cannot but believe that these, like the “divers washings” mentioned by Saint Paul in Heb 9:10, were sprinklings or affusion.
Consult other comments:
Mark 7:4 - The Greek Testament
Mark 7:4 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Mark 7:4 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Mark 7:4 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Mark 7:4 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Mark 7:4 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
Mark 7:4 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Mark 7:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Mark 7:4 - Gnomon of the New Testament
Mark 7:4 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
Mark 7:4 - Lightfoot Commentary Gospels
Mark 7:4 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Mark 7:4 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Mark 7:4 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Mark 7:4 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mark 7:4 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Mark 7:4 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885) was a prominent university professor, theologian, and author. He served as Professor of Ancient Languages at Wesleyan University in Connecticut; as Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Michigan; and as editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review from 1856 to1884. He authored numerous books including Commentary on the New Testament (New York: Carlton & Porter, 1860); Commentary on the Old Testament (New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1873); What is Arminianism? (Toronto: W. Briggs, 1879); and Essays, Reviews, and Discourses (New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1887).