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John 18:10 — King James Version← Study notes

Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.


John 18:10Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 18:1026 words
GreekMeaning
ΣίμωνSimōn
SimonnounG4613
οὖνoun
thenwordG3767
ΠέτροςPetros
PeternounG4074
ἔχωνechōn
havingverbG2192
μάχαιρανmachairan
a swordnounG3162
εἵλκυσενheilkysen
drewverbG1670
αὐτὴνautēn
itpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἔπαισενepaisen
he struckverbG3817
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
ἀρχιερέωςarchiereōs
high priestnounG749
δοῦλονdoulon
servantnounG1401
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀπέκοψενapekopsen
cut offverbG609
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ὠτάριονōtarion
nounG3588
τὸto
of thearticleG3588
δεξιόνdexion
rightadjectiveG1188
ἦνēn
WasverbG1510
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ὄνομαonoma
namenounG3686
τῷ
thearticleG3588
δούλῳdoulō
servantnounG1401
ΜάλχοςMalchos
MalchusnounG3124
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 18:10

Peter trusting to these last words of our Lord’s, and to what He had just done, assaults those who came to take Him: Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant. But how, commanded as he had been to have neither scrip, nor two garments, had he a sword? Perhaps he had foreseen this occasion, and provided one.

Chrysostom · 4th century

Or, he had got one for sacrificing the lamb, and carried it away with him from the Supper.

Theophylact · 11th century

The servant’s name was Malchus; John is the only Evangelist who mentions the servant’s name; as Luke is the only one who mentions that our Lord touched the ear and healed him.

Augustine · 4th century
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