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John 18:10

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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “ear” (ὠτάριον) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “ear” (ὠτίον) before the here.

ΣίμωνsimōnSimonΣίμωνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the subject formG4613Simon.Simonοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peterἔχωνechōnhavingἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “having”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.havingμάχαιρανmachairana swordμάχαιρα (machaira)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a sword”, the object formG3162a sword.a swordεἵλκυσενheilkusendrewἕλκω (helkō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “drew”, a single actionG1670I drag, draw, pull, persuade, unsheathe.drewαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔπαισενepaisensmoteπαίω (paiō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “smote”, a single actionG3817I strike, smite, sting.smoteτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερέωςarchiereōshigh priest'sἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “high priest's”, the of-formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.the high priest'sδοῦλονdoulonservantδοῦλος (doulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “servant”, the object formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.servantκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀπέκοψενapekopsencut offἀποκόπτω (apokoptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “cut off”, a single actionG609I smite, cut off, cut loose; mid: I emasculate, castrate, mutilate myself.This verse uses “cut off”.cut offαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὠτάριονōtarionearὠτάριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “ear”, the object formG6090earearτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δεξιόνdexionrightδεξιός (dexios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “right”, the object formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right”.ἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “name”, the subject formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.δούλῳdoulōslaveδοῦλος (doulos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “slave”, the to- or for-formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.ΜάλχοςmalchosMalchusΜάλχοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Malchus”, the subject formG3124Malchus, a servant of the high-priest at Jerusalem.Malchus

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὠτίονōtionearὠτίονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “ear”, the object formG5621an ear.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest's servant, and cut off his right ear — and the name of the servant was Malchus —

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Simon Peter, therefore, having a sword, drew it, and struck the chief priest's servant, and cut off his right ear — and the name of the servant was Malchus —

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

Simon Peter therefore, having a sword, drew it, and smote the bondman of the high priest and cut off his right ear; and the bondman's name was Malchus.

Douay-Rheims

Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And the name of the servant was Malchus.

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