Matthew 26:73

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{ "verseID": "Matthew.26.73", "source": "Μετὰ μικρὸν δὲ προσελθόντες οἱ ἑστῶτες, εἶπον τῷ Πέτρῳ, Ἀληθῶς καὶ σὺ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶ· καὶ γὰρ ἡ λαλιά σου δῆλόν σε ποιεῖ.", "text": "After *mikron* *de* *proselthontes* the *hestōtes*, *eipon* to-the *Petrō*, *Alēthōs* and you from them *ei*; and for the *lalia* of-you *dēlon* you *poiei*.", "grammar": { "*mikron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - small [time]/little while", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*proselthontes*": "aorist active participle, masculine, nominative, plural - having approached", "*hestōtes*": "perfect active participle, masculine, nominative, plural - standing/those who stood", "*eipon*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - said", "*Petrō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Peter", "*Alēthōs*": "adverb - truly/surely", "*ei*": "present active, 2nd singular - you are", "*lalia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - speech/accent/way of speaking", "*dēlon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - evident/clear", "*poiei*": "present active, 3rd singular - makes/is making" }, "variants": { "*mikron*": "little while/short time", "*hestōtes*": "those standing/bystanders", "*lalia*": "speech/accent/dialect/manner of speaking" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μετὰ μικρὸν δὲ προσελθόντες οἱ ἑστῶτες, εἶπον τῷ Πέτρῳ, Ἀληθῶς καὶ σὺ ἐξ αὐτῶν εἶ· καὶ γὰρ ἡ λαλιά σου δῆλόν σε ποιεῖ.

Transliteration

After mikron de proselthontes the hestōtes, eipon to-the Petrō, Alēthōs and you from them ei; and for the lalia of-you dēlon you poiei.

Grammar Details

• *mikron*: accusative, neuter, singular - small [time]/little while
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *proselthontes*: aorist active participle, masculine, nominative, plural - having approached
• *hestōtes*: perfect active participle, masculine, nominative, plural - standing/those who stood
• *eipon*: aorist active, 3rd plural - said
• *Petrō*: dative, masculine, singular - to Peter
• *Alēthōs*: adverb - truly/surely
• *ei*: present active, 2nd singular - you are
• *lalia*: nominative, feminine, singular - speech/accent/way of speaking
• *dēlon*: accusative, neuter, singular - evident/clear
• *poiei*: present active, 3rd singular - makes/is making

Word Meanings

• *mikron*: little while/short time
• *hestōtes*: those standing/bystanders
• *lalia*: speech/accent/dialect/manner of speaking

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  A little while later, those standing there approached Peter and said, "Surely you are one of them, for your accent gives you away."

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And after a while those who stood by came to him, and said to Peter, Surely you also are one of them; for your speech betrays you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech maketh thee known.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And after a whyle came vnto him they yt stode bye and sayde vnto Peter: suerly thou arte even one of the for thy speache bewreyeth ye.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And after a litle whyle, they that stode there, stepte forth, and sayde vnto Peter: Of a trueth thou art one of them also, for thy speach bewrayeth the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So after a while, came vnto him they that stoode by, and sayde vnto Peter, Surely thou art also one of them: for euen thy speache bewraieth thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And after a whyle, came vnto hym they that stode by, and sayde vnto Peter: Surely thou art euen one of them, for thy speache bewrayeth thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And after a little those standing near having come, said to Peter, `Truly thou also art of them, for even thy speech doth make thee manifest.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art `one' of them; for thy speech maketh thee known.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art [one] of them; for thy speech maketh thee known.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after a little time those who were near came and said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; because your talk is witness against you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, "Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  After a little while, those standing there came up to Peter and said,“You really are one of them too– even your accent gives you away!”

Referenced Verses

• Judg 12:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Judges.12.6", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לוֹ֩ אֱמָר־נָ֨א שִׁבֹּ֜לֶת וַיֹּ֣אמֶר סִבֹּ֗לֶת וְלֹ֤א יָכִין֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר כֵּ֔ן וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ אוֹת֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ אֶל־מַעְבְּר֣וֹת הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן וַיִּפֹּ֞ל בָּעֵ֤ת הַהִיא֙ מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנַ֖יִם אָֽלֶף", "text": "And *wayyōʾmərû* to-him *ʾĕmār*-*nāʾ* *šibbōleṯ* and *wayyōʾmer* *sibbōleṯ* and-not *yāḵîn* to-*ləḏabbēr* thus and *wayyōʾḥăzû* him and *wayyišḥāṭûhû* at-*maʿbərôṯ* *hayyardēn* and *wayyippōl* in-*bāʿēṯ* *hahîʾ* from-*mēʾep̄rayim* forty and-two thousand", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they said", "*ʾĕmār*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - say", "*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now", "*šibbōleṯ*": "feminine singular noun - stream/flood of water/ear of grain", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*sibbōleṯ*": "mispronunciation of שִׁבֹּלֶת (šibbōleṯ)", "*yāḵîn*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he was able", "*ləḏabbēr*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*wayyōʾḥăzû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they seized", "*wayyišḥāṭûhû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they slaughtered him", "*maʿbərôṯ*": "feminine plural construct - fords/crossings of", "*hayyardēn*": "definite article + proper noun - the Jordan", "*wayyippōl*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and there fell", "*bāʿēṯ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the time", "*hahîʾ*": "definite article + feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - that", "*mēʾep̄rayim*": "preposition + proper noun - from Ephraim" }, "variants": { "*šibbōleṯ*": "stream/ear of grain/flood", "*sibbōleṯ*": "mispronunciation showing dialectal difference", "*yāḵîn*": "was able/could/succeeded", "*wayyōʾḥăzû*": "seized/grabbed/caught/took hold of", "*wayyišḥāṭûhû*": "slaughtered/killed/slew" } }
• Neh 13:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Nehemiah.13.24", "source": "וּבְנֵיהֶ֗ם חֲצִי֙ מְדַבֵּ֣ר אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֔ית וְאֵינָ֥ם מַכִּירִ֖ים לְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוּדִ֑ית וְכִלְשׁ֖וֹן עַ֥ם וָעָֽם׃", "text": "And *bənêhem* half *mədabbēr* *ʾašdôdît*, and *ʾênām* *makkîrîm* to *dabbēr* *yəhûdît*, and according to *kîləšôn* *ʿam* and *ʿām*.", "grammar": { "*bənêhem*": "masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sons/children", "*mədabbēr*": "Piel participle masculine singular - speaking", "*ʾašdôdît*": "feminine singular - language of Ashdod", "*ʾênām*": "particle of negation with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - they were not", "*makkîrîm*": "Hiphil participle masculine plural - knowing/recognizing", "*dabbēr*": "Piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*yəhûdît*": "feminine singular - language of Judah/Jewish", "*kîləšôn*": "masculine singular with preposition - according to language of", "*ʿam*": "masculine singular - people/nation", "*ʿām*": "masculine singular - people/nation" }, "variants": { "*mədabbēr*": "speaking/talking", "*ʾašdôdît*": "language of Ashdod/Ashdodite", "*makkîrîm*": "knowing/recognizing/able", "*yəhûdît*": "language of Judah/Jewish/Hebrew", "*kîləšôn* *ʿam* and *ʿām*": "according to the language of each people/respective languages of various peoples" } }
• Luke 22:59-60 : 59 { "verseID": "Luke.22.59", "source": "Καὶ διαστάσης ὡσεὶ ὥρας μιᾶς ἄλλος τις διϊσχυρίζετο, λέγων, Ἐπʼ ἀληθείας καὶ οὗτος μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἦν: καὶ γὰρ Γαλιλαῖός ἐστιν.", "text": "And *diastasēs hōsei hōras mias allos tis diischyrizeto*, *legōn*, *Ep' alētheias* and *houtos met' autou ēn*: *kai gar Galilaios estin*.", "grammar": { "*diastasēs*": "aorist active participle, genitive feminine singular - having passed", "*hōsei*": "adverb - about/approximately", "*hōras mias*": "genitive feminine singular - one hour", "*allos tis*": "nominative masculine singular - someone else", "*diischyrizeto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - was insisting strongly", "*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying", "*Ep' alētheias*": "preposition with genitive feminine singular - in truth/truly", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - this man", "*met'*": "preposition with genitive - with", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - him", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*kai gar*": "conjunction combination - for indeed/certainly", "*Galilaios*": "nominative masculine singular - Galilean", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is" }, "variants": { "*diastasēs*": "having elapsed/passed/intervened", "*hōsei*": "about/approximately/like", "*diischyrizeto*": "was insisting strongly/was asserting confidently", "*Ep' alētheias*": "truly/in truth/of a truth" } } 60 { "verseID": "Luke.22.60", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Πέτρος, Ἄνθρωπε, οὐκ οἶδα ὃ λέγεις. Καὶ παραχρῆμα, ἔτι λαλοῦντος αὐτοῦ, ἐφώνησεν ὁ ἀλέκτωρ.", "text": "*Eipen de ho Petros*, *Anthrōpe*, not *oida ho legeis*. And *parachrēma*, *eti lalountos autou*, *ephōnēsen ho alektōr*.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*ho Petros*": "nominative masculine singular - Peter", "*Anthrōpe*": "vocative masculine singular - Man", "*oida*": "perfect active indicative with present meaning, 1st person singular - I know", "*ho legeis*": "relative pronoun with present active indicative, 2nd person singular - what you are saying", "*parachrēma*": "adverb - immediately/instantly", "*eti*": "adverb - still/yet", "*lalountos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - speaking", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - of him/his", "*ephōnēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - crowed", "*ho alektōr*": "nominative masculine singular - the rooster" }, "variants": { "*parachrēma*": "immediately/instantly/at once", "*lalountos*": "speaking/talking", "*ephōnēsen*": "crowed/sounded/called out", "*alektōr*": "rooster/cock" } }
• John 18:26-27 : 26 { "verseID": "John.18.26", "source": "Λέγει Εἷς ἐκ τῶν δούλων τοῦ ἀρχιερέως, συγγενὴς ὢν οὗ ἀπέκοψεν Πέτρος τὸ ὠτίον, Οὐκ ἐγώ σε εἶδον ἐν τῷ κήπῳ μετʼ αὐτοῦ;", "text": "*Legei Heis ek tōn doulōn tou archiereōs*, *syngenēs ōn hou apekopsen Petros to ōtion*, Did not *egō se eidon en tō kēpō met' autou*?", "grammar": { "*Legei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says", "*Heis*": "numeral, nominative, masculine, singular - one", "*ek*": "preposition + genitive - from/of", "*tōn doulōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - the servants", "*tou archiereōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the high priest", "*syngenēs*": "nominative, masculine, singular - relative", "*ōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being", "*hou*": "relative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - of whom", "*apekopsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - cut off", "*Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*to ōtion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - the ear", "*Ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative, singular - I", "*se*": "personal pronoun, accusative, singular - you", "*eidon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - saw", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*tō kēpō*": "dative, masculine, singular - the garden", "*met'*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - him" }, "variants": { "*Legei*": "says/tells/speaks", "*Heis*": "one/a certain one", "*ek*": "from/of/out of", "*doulōn*": "servants/slaves", "*archiereōs*": "high priest's/chief priest's", "*syngenēs*": "relative/kinsman", "*ōn*": "being/who is", "*hou*": "of whom/whose", "*apekopsen*": "cut off/severed", "*ōtion*": "ear/earlobe", "*eidon*": "saw/perceived/observed", "*kēpō*": "garden/orchard/plantation", "*met'*": "with/in company with" } } 27 { "verseID": "John.18.27", "source": "Πάλιν οὖν ἠρνήσατο ὁ Πέτρος: καὶ εὐθέως ἀλέκτωρ ἐφώνησεν.", "text": "*Palin oun ērnēsato ho Petros*: and *eutheōs alektōr ephōnēsen*.", "grammar": { "*Palin*": "adverb - again", "*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/then", "*ērnēsato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - denied", "*ho Petros*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*eutheōs*": "adverb - immediately", "*alektōr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - rooster", "*ephōnēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - crowed" }, "variants": { "*Palin*": "again/once more", "*oun*": "therefore/then/so", "*ērnēsato*": "denied/disowned/refused", "*eutheōs*": "immediately/at once/straightway", "*alektōr*": "rooster/cock", "*ephōnēsen*": "crowed/called out/sounded" } }