GREEK · G3124
Μάλχος
Malchos — Malchus
Μάλχος, -ου, ὁ (Hellenistic form of Heb. מֶלֶךְ), Malchus: Jhn.18:10.† (AS)
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Malchus
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Historical dictionary entry
Reigning, the personal servant or slave of the high priest Caiaphas. He is mentioned only by John. Peter cut off his right ear in the garden of Gethsemane (John 18:10). But our Lord cured it with a touch (Matt. 26:51; Mark 14:47; Luke 22:51). This was the last miracle of bodily cure wrought by our Lord. It is not mentioned by John.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.