Luke
Luke 22:55–56
55When those present had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, Peter sat down among them. 56A servant girl saw him seated in the firelight and looked intently at him. “This man also was with Him,” she said.
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Luke 22:55
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| had kindled | Περιαψάντων | Periapsantōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G681 I kindle, light |
| a fire | πῦρ | pyr | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4442 fire, trials |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| middle | μέσῳ | mesō | Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular | G3319 middle, in the middle |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| courtyard | αὐλῆς | aulēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G833 court-yard, fore-court, palace, house |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| sat down together | συνκαθισάντων | synkathisantōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4776 I cause to sit down with, sit down together |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| sat down | ἐκάθητο | ekathēto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2521 I sit, am seated |
| among | μέσος | mesos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3319 middle, in the middle |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Luke 22:56
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| servant girl | παιδίσκη | paidiskē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3814 a female slave, maidservant, maid. |
| saw | ἰδοῦσα | idousa | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| seated | καθήμενον | kathēmenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2521 I sit, am seated |
| in | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| firelight | φῶς | phōs | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| looked intently at | ἀτενίσασα | atenisasa | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular | G816 I direct my gaze, look steadily |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| This | οὗτος | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| also | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| with | σὺν | syn | Preposition | G4862 with |
| Him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| she said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
Cross-references
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Luke 22:55 Psalm 26:4–5 · 2 Corinthians 6:15–17 · Matthew 26:69–75 · Psalm 28:3 · Proverbs 9:6 · Luke 22:44 · Mark 14:66–72
Luke 22:56 John 18:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.