Matthew 26:51

At this, one of Jesus’ companions drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
Matthew 26:51
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Original language (Greek)

καὶ ἰδοὺ εἷς τῶν μετὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐκτείνας τὴν χεῖρα ἀπέσπασεν τὴν μάχαιραν αὐτοῦ, καὶ πατάξας τὸν δοῦλον τοῦ ἀρχιερέως ἀφεῖλεν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὠτίον.

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἰδοὺidou“behold”
    Interjection · from ἰδού · “look!” · Strong's G2400
  3. εἷςheis“one”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G1520
  4. τῶνtōn“of those”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  6. ἸησοῦIēsou“Jesus”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  7. ἐκτείναςekteinas“having stretched out”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐκτείνω · “to stretch out” · Strong's G1614
  8. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. χεῖραcheira“hand”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
  10. ἀπέσπασενapespasen“drew”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποσπάω · “to draw away” · Strong's G0645
  11. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. μάχαιρανmachairan“sword”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from μάχαιρα · “sword” · Strong's G3162
  13. αὐτοῦ,autou“of him,”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  15. πατάξαςpataxas“having struck”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατάσσω · “to strike” · Strong's G3960
  16. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. δοῦλονdoulon“servant”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from δοῦλος · “slave” · Strong's G1401
  18. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἀρχιερέωςarchiereōs“high priest”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἀρχιερεύς · “high-priest” · Strong's G0749
  20. ἀφεῖλενapheilen“cut off”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀφαιρέω · “to remove” · Strong's G0851
  21. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  22. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. ὠτίον.ōtion“ear.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὠτίον · “ear” · Strong's G5621
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)