Luke

Luke 22:55–57

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.

⁵⁷But Peter denied it. “Woman, I do not know Him,” he 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)

Luke 22:57

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
denied	ἠρνήσατο	ērnēsato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G720 I deny, repudiate
Woman	γύναι	gynai	Noun - Vocative Feminine Singular	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
I do not know	οἶδα	oida	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1492 I know, remember
Him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
he said	λέγων	legōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak

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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

Luke 22:57 1 John 1:9 · 2 Timothy 2:10–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.