Commentaries:Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
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John 18:17
The maid (h paidiskh). Feminine form of paidiskov, diminutive of paiv. See Matthew 26:69. When "the maid the portress" (apposition).
Art thou also? (mh kai su ei). Expecting the negative answer, though she really believed he was.
This man's (tou anqrwpou toutou). Contemptuous use of outov with a gesture toward Jesus. She made it easy for Peter to say no.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing John 18:17:
John 18:25
John 18:26
Acts 12:13
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