Joh 18:17 | RWP | e4.org | The maid ( η παιδισκη ). Feminine form of παιδισκος , diminutive of παις . See . When "the maid the portress" (apposition). Art thou also? ( μη κα συ ει; ). Expecting the negative answer, though she really believed he was. This man's ( του ανθρωπου τουτου ). Contemptuous use of ουτος with a gesture toward Jesus. She made it easy for Peter to say no.

‏ John 18:17

The maid ( η παιδισκη ). Feminine form of παιδισκος, diminutive of παις. See Mt 26:69. When "the maid the portress" (apposition).

Art thou also? ( μη κα συ ει; ). Expecting the negative answer, though she really believed he was.

This man's ( του ανθρωπου τουτου ). Contemptuous use of ουτος with a gesture toward Jesus. She made it easy for Peter to say no.