otion refers to the body part cut off in an arrest scene and touched in healing.

Across the three verses, the term denotes the ear as the body part cut off in the high priest's servant and then touched in healing.

1. The ear in injury and healing · dominant

   In Matthew 26:51, the accusative singular form occurs as the servant is struck and the APB renders that his ear was cut off; John 18:26 recalls the man whose ear Peter had cut off. In Luke 22:51, the genitive singular form occurs with Jesus touching it, and the APB renders that he healed him.

   Matthew 26:51John 18:26Luke 22:51

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “ear” in all three verses, presenting it as cut off in Matthew 26:51 and John 18:26 and touched in Luke 22:51. The verse is read as a whole.