Μάλχος
Malchos
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Malchus
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Malchos is the personal name given to the high priest's slave whose ear Simon Peter cut off.
Malchos is used as the personal name of the high priest's slave in the account where Simon Peter strikes him and cuts off his right ear.
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Personal name of the high priest's slave · dominant
In John 18:10, the nominative singular masculine form identifies the slave of the high priest by name after Simon Peter strikes him and cuts off his right ear. The APB renders the identifying clause, “The name of the slave was Malchus.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 18:10, the APB presents the term as “Malchus” in a clause naming the high priest's slave. The verse is read as a whole, but the naming function is explicit.