Bible Person
Meaning: my king · Male · 1 cross reference
Malchus is the servant of the high priest in John 18:10. He belongs to the arrest scene in Gethsemane, where fear, violence, and Jesus' restraint collide. First appears in John 18:10.1
Name meaning
my king
Identity
male
First appears
John 18:10
AI summary: Malchus matters because his single cross reference concentrates the tension of Jesus' arrest into one wounded servant. The entry helps reveal both Peter's impulsiveness and Jesus' refusal to advance his kingdom through violence. Taken together, the material presents Malchus as a servant caught in the final crisis before the cross.1
Central Figure
Malchus
Meaning: my king
Reigning, the personal servant or slave of the high priest Caiaphas.
Name meaning
my king
Identity
male
Reigning, the personal servant or slave of the high priest Caiaphas. He is mentioned only by John. Peter cut off his right ear in the garden of Gethsemane (John 18:10). But our Lord cured it with a touch (Matt. 26:51; Mark 14:47; Luke 22:51). This was the last miracle of bodily cure wrought by our Lord. It is not mentioned by John. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| John |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.