Luke 22:59

22:59 because he is a Galilean: Peter’s Galilean accent gave him away (cp. Judg 12:5-6).

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Luk 22:59. Ὥρας, one hour) When once wounded, he does not recover himself in a whole hour.

Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Luk 22:59 . διαστάσης ὥρας , at the distance of an hour; the verb here used of time, in Luk 24:51 and Act 27:28 of place. This interval of an hour is peculiar to Lk. Peter in the course of that time would begin to think that no further annoyance was to be looked for. διϊσχυρίζετο , ἐπʼ ἀληθείας : these expressions imply that the previous denials had partly served their purpose for a time, and put the attendants off the idea that Peter was of the company of Jesus. After watching Peter, and listening to his speech, a third gains courage to reaffirm the position = I am sure he is after all one of them, for, etc.

The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

(59) About the space of one hour after.—Literally, about one hour having intervened, the verb so rendered being peculiar to St. Luke in the New Testament (Luk_24:51; Act_27:28).

Confidently affirmed.—This word also is peculiar to St. Luke (Act_12:15).

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

59. about the space of one hour after] To St Peter it must have been one of the most terrible hours of his life.

another] Here again the main charge was prominently made by one —a kinsman of Malchus, who had seen Peter in the garden, and was known to St John from his acquaintance with the High Priest’s household (Joh_18:26, συγγενης); but others came up (προσελθόντες οἱ ἑστῶτες, Mat_26:73; οἱ παρεστῶτες, Mar_14:70), and joined in it, and this is implied by St Mark’s “kept saying to Peter” (ἔλεγον).

for he is a Galilean] This they could at once tell by the misplaced gutturals of the provincial dialect which ‘bewrayed him’ (i.e. pointed him out).

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And the Lord turned,.... Himself, his back being to Peter, whilst he was examining before the high priest; but he knew full well what was doing, what had been said to Peter, and how often he had denied him:

and looked upon Peter; with his bodily eyes, with great earnestness, expressing in his looks concern and pity for him; for it was a look, not of wrath and resentment, but of love and mercy, and power went along with it; it was not only a signal to Peter, to put him in remembrance of what he had said, but it was a melting look to him, and a means of convincing and humbling him, and of bringing him to repentance:

and Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, before the cock crow, thou shall deny me thrice; See Gill on Mat 26:75.

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59 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 Galilaean.

Ver. 59. Vide ibidem eum notis.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

For he is a Galilaean. The strong provincial dialect of the fisherman of the Lake of Galilee at once told these Jerusalem Jews, accustomed to the peculiar pronunciation of the Galilee pilgrims at the Passover Feast, that the man whom they suspected certainly came from the same province as Jesus the Accused.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

And about one hour after - So he did not recollect himself in all that time.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

insisted and said

"said insistently" or "said loudly"

Truly this man

Here "this man" refers to Peter. The speaker probably did not know Peter's name.

he is a Galilean

The man could probably tell Peter was from Galilee from the way he talked. (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

Man

Peter did not know the man's name. He was not insulting him by calling him "Man." If people would think he was insulting him, you could use a culturally acceptable way for a man to address a man he does not know, or you could leave out the word. See how you translated this in Luke 22:58.

I do not know what you are saying

"I do not know what you are talking about." This expression means that Peter completely disagrees with the man. AT: "what you said is not true at all" or "what you said is completely false" (See: Idiom)

while he was speaking

"while Peter was speaking"

a rooster crowed

Roosters often crow just before the sun appears in the morning. See how you translated a similar phrase in Luke 22:34.

translationWords

amen

Galilee

Peter

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59. ὡσεὶ ὥρας μιᾶς. To St Peter it must have been one of the most terrible hours of his life.

ἄλλος τις. Here again the main charge was prominently made by one—a kinsman of Malchus, who had seen Peter in the garden, and was known to St John from his acquaintance with the High Priest’s household (Joh 18:26, συγγενης); but others came up (προσελθόντες οἱ ἑστῶτες, Mat 26:73; οἱ παρεστῶτες, Mar 14:70), and joined in it, and this is implied by St Mark’s “kept saying to Peter” (ἔλεγον).

Γαλιλαῖός ἐστιν. This they could at once tell by the misplaced gutturals of the provincial dialect which ‘bewrayed him’ (i.e. pointed him out).

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

59. διαστάσης ὡσεὶ ὥρας μιᾶς. Mk. and Mt. say μετὰ μικρόν. The classical διίστημι is peculiar to Lk. (24:51; Act 27:28. In LXX Exo 15:8; Pro 17:9, etc.).

ἄλλος τις. Jn. says a kinsman of Malchus; Mt. and Mk. say the bystanders. In this third attack all four call attention to the positiveness of the speaker; because he had seen Peter in the garden with Jesus (Jn.), and because of Peter’s Galilean λαλιά (Mt.). The Galileans are said to have mixed the gutturals in pronunciation, and to have had in some respects a peculiar vocabulary.

διισχυρίζετο. Classical, but only here and Act 12:15 in bibl. Grk.

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