ἐκ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἐκ

   ek

   from
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 λέγει εἷς ἐκ τῶν δούλων τοῦ ἀρχιερέως,

   LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs

   one from the servants of the high priest He says
3. clause🔊 λέγει εἷς ἐκ τῶν δούλων τοῦ ἀρχιερέως, συγγενὴς ὢν οὗ ἀπέκοψεν Πέτρος τὸ ὠτίον·

   LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on

   one from the servants of the high priest a relative being whose the ear Peter {He} cut off He says
4. sentence🔊 λέγει εἷς ἐκ τῶν δούλων τοῦ ἀρχιερέως, συγγενὴς ὢν οὗ ἀπέκοψεν Πέτρος τὸ ὠτίον· Οὐκ ἐγώ σε εἶδον ἐν τῷ κήπῳ μετʼ αὐτοῦ;

   LE-YEI HEIS ek tôn DOU-lōn TOU ar-khi-e-RE-ōs syng-ge-NÊS ŌN HOU a-PE-kop-sen PE-tros TO ō-TI-on OUK e-GŌ se EI-don en TOI KÊ-pōi met au-TOU

   one from the servants of the high priest a relative being whose the ear Peter {He} cut off He says I not saw you in the garden with him

Exegesis

The subject is expanded by the partitive phrase heis ek tōn doulōn tou archiereōs {εἷς ἐκ τῶν δούλων τοῦ ἀρχιερέως | heîs ek tôn doúlōn tou ar-khee-ER-e-os} ‘one from the servants of the high priest’, narrowing the speaker to a member of the priestly household.

Root and etymology

apokrinomai🔊 ἀποκρίνομαιa-p-o-k-r-i-n-o-m-a-i

“to answer, reply”

• 🔊 ἀπόκρισιςa-p-o-k-r-i-s-i-sanswerLuke 2:47
• 🔊 ἀποκρίνομαιa-p-o-k-r-i-n-o-m-a-ito answerJohn 1:26