Luk 22:55 | RWP | e4.org | When they had kindled a fire ( περιαψαντων πυρ ). Genitive absolute, first aorist active participle of περιαπτω , an old verb, but here only in the N.T. Kindle around, make a good fire that blazes all over. It was April and cool at night. The servants made the fire. And had sat down together ( κα συνκαθισαντων ). Genitive absolute again. Note συν- (together), all had taken seats around the fire. Peter sat in the midst of them ( εκαθητο ο Πετρος μεσος αυτων ). Imperfect tense, he was sitting, and note μεσος , nominative predicate adjective with the genitive, like , good Greek idiom.

‏ Luke 22:55

When they had kindled a fire ( περιαψαντων πυρ ). Genitive absolute, first aorist active participle of περιαπτω, an old verb, but here only in the N.T. Kindle around, make a good fire that blazes all over. It was April and cool at night. The servants made the fire.

And had sat down together ( κα συνκαθισαντων ). Genitive absolute again. Note συν- (together), all had taken seats around the fire.

Peter sat in the midst of them ( εκαθητο ο Πετρος μεσος αυτων ). Imperfect tense, he was sitting, and note μεσος, nominative predicate adjective with the genitive, like Joh 1:26, good Greek idiom.