Matthew 26:73

And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
after	μετὰ meta	G3326	properly · preposition
while	μικρόν mikrón	G3397	a small space of time or degree
unto	προσελθόντες proselthontes	G4334	to approach · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine
by	ἑστῶτες hestōtes	G2476	to stand (transitively or intransitively) · verb — perfect active participle, nominative plural masculine
said	εἶπον eipon	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
Peter	Πέτρῳ· Petrō	G4074	a (piece of) rock (larger than G3037 (λίθος)) · noun — dative singular masculine, a proper name
Surely	ἀληθῶς alēthōs	G230	truly · adverb
thou	σὺ su	G4771	thou · personal pronoun — 2nd person nominative singular
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
art	εἶ eî	G1488	thou art
of	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
them	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
thy	σοῦ soû	G4675	of thee
speech	λαλιά lalia	G2981	talk · noun — nominative singular feminine
bewrayeth	δῆλόν dēlon	G1212	clear · adjective — accusative singular masculine
thee	σέ sé	G4571	thee

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Judges 12:6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and sl…
John 18:26-27 One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
Nehemiah 13:24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each peop…
Luke 22:59-60 And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilæan.

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Commentary

John Gill on Matthew 26:73

And after a while,.... Mark says, "a little after", Mark 14:70, and Luke observes, that it was "about the space of one hour after", Luke 22:59, so that here was time to reflect upon what he had been saying, and to guard against another temptation, should he be attacked; but, alas! as yet he was unmindful of his Lord's words, and persists in the denial of him, and that with greater aggravation, than at his first surprise: and indeed his temptation was now more violent: for there came unto him they that stood by; the officers and servants of the high priest, his attendants that waited upon him, and who stood by the fire, where Peter was warming himself: before he was attacked by single maids…

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John Calvin on Matthew 26:69–end

Matthew 26:69-75 Matthew 26:69-75 Mark 14:66-72 Luke 22:55-62 69. Now Peter was sitting without in the court. And a maid cam to him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean. 70. But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. 71. And as he was going out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to those who were there, This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. 72. And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73. After a little came those who were standing by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thou are convicted by thy speech. 74. Then he began to curse and to swear, that he did not know the man. And immediately the cock…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 26:73

your Galilean accent: Jews from Galilee had a distinctive accent, compared with those from Judea (cp. 4:13 and corresponding study note).

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The Church Fathers

Not that Peter was of a different speech or nation, but a Hebrew as his accusers were; but every province and every district has its peculiarities, and he could not disguise his native pronunciation.
— Jerome ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Verse 73.) Truly, you are also one of them: for even your speech gives you away. Not that Peter spoke a different language or came from a foreign nation. For all of them were Hebrews, both those who accused and those who were accused. But each province and region has its own peculiarities, and cannot avoid the sound of their native language. Hence, even the Ephraimites in the Book of Judges (chapter 12) could not pronounce the word σύνθημα.
— Jerome, Commentary on Matthew

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Dictionary and topics

Bewray — To reveal or disclose; an old English word equivalent to “betray” (Prov. 27:16; 29:24, R.V., “uttereth;” Isa. 16:3; Matt. 26:73).
Galileans — the inhabitants of Galilee, the northern province of Palestine. The apostles were all Galileans by either birth or residence. (Acts 1:11) It appears also that the pronunciation of those Jews who…
Backsliders · .Peter — .Peter
Backsliding · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter
Denial Of Christ · Exemplified: Peter — Exemplified: Peter
Galilee · Inhabitants of: Used a peculiar dialect — Inhabitants of: Used a peculiar dialect
Language · Dialects of the Jews — Dialects of the Jews
Opinion, Public · .By Peter, concerning Jesus — .By Peter, concerning Jesus
Prisoners · Jesus — Jesus

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).