Luke 22:50

KJV1611 – Modern English

And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ ἐπάταξεν εἷς τις ἐξ αὐτῶν τὸν δοῦλον τοῦ ἀρχιερέως, καὶ ἀφεῖλεν αὐτοῦ τὸ οὖς τὸ δεξιόν.

Transliteration

And epataxen one certain one of them the doulon of the archiereōs, and apheilen of him the ous the right.

Grammar Details

• *epataxen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - struck
• *heis tis*: nominative, masculine, singular + indefinite pronoun - a certain one
• *ex autōn*: preposition + genitive, masculine, plural, personal pronoun - of them
• *ton doulon*: accusative, masculine, singular - the servant/slave
• *tou archiereōs*: genitive, masculine, singular - of the high priest
• *apheilen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - cut off/removed
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular, personal pronoun - of him
• *to ous to dexion*: accusative, neuter, singular + accusative, neuter, singular, adjective - the right ear

Word Meanings

• *epataxen*: struck/hit/smote
• *doulon*: servant/slave/bondservant
• *archiereōs*: high priest/chief priest
• *apheilen*: cut off/removed/took away
• *ous*: ear/outer ear

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And one of them smote a servaut of ye hiest preste of all and smote of his right eare.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And one of the stroke a seruaut of ye hye prestes, & smote of his eare.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And one of them smote a seruant of the hie Priest, and strooke off his right eare.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And one of them smote a seruaunt of the hye priest, & stroke of his right eare.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  A certain one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And a certain one of them smote the servant of the chief priest, and took off his right ear,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and struck off his right ear.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And one of them gave a blow to the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear.

• World English Bible (2000)

  A certain one of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then one of them struck the high priest’s slave, cutting off his right ear.

Referenced Verses

• John 18:10-11 : 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. 11 Then Jesus said to Peter, Put your sword into the sheath. Shall I not drink the cup which my Father has given me?
• Matt 26:51-54 : 51 And, behold, one of them who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and cut off his ear. 52 Then Jesus said to him, Put your sword back in its place: for all who take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53 Do you think that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
• Mark 14:47 : 47 And one of them who stood by drew a sword and struck a servant of the high priest and cut off his ear.
• 2 Cor 10:4 : 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds;
• Rom 12:19 : 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord.