Joh 18:1 | RWP | e4.org | With ( συν ). See for another example of συν in John (common in Paul). The usual μετα reappears in verse . Over ( περαν ). "Beyond," preposition with the ablative as in , . Brook ( χειμαρρου ). Old word, flowing ( ροοσ, ρεω ) in winter ( χειμα ), only here in N.T. Kidron ( τον Κεδρων ). Literally, "of the Cedars," "Brook of the Cedars." Only here in N.T. So . Textus Receptus like Josephus ( Ant . VIII, 1, 5) has the singular του Κεδρων (indeclinable). As a matter of fact it was always dry save after a heavy rain. A garden ( κηπος ). Old word, in N.T. only here, verse ; (Joseph's); . John, like Luke, does not give the name Gethsemane (only in ; ). The brook of the cedars had many unhallowed associations ( ; ; .; ; ).

‏ John 18:1

With ( συν ). See 12:2 for another example of συν in John (common in Paul). The usual μετα reappears in verse 2.

Over ( περαν ). "Beyond," preposition with the ablative as in 6:22, 25.

Brook ( χειμαρρου ). Old word, flowing ( ροοσ, ρεω ) in winter ( χειμα ), only here in N.T.

Kidron ( τον Κεδρων ). Literally, "of the Cedars," "Brook of the Cedars." Only here in N.T. So 2Sa 15:23. Textus Receptus like Josephus (Ant. VIII, 1, 5) has the singular του Κεδρων (indeclinable). As a matter of fact it was always dry save after a heavy rain.

A garden ( κηπος ). Old word, in N.T. only here, verse 26; 19:41 (Joseph's); Lu 13:19. John, like Luke, does not give the name Gethsemane (only in Mr 14:32; Mt 26:36). The brook of the cedars had many unhallowed associations (1Ki 2:37; 15:13; 2Ki 23:4ff.; 2Ch 29:16; Jer 31:40).