Mark 14:70

“And he denied it again, etc..] That he was one of the disciples of Jesus: and a little after; about an hour after, (<422259>Luke 22:59); they that stood by, said again to Peter, surely thou art one of them; one confidently affirmed that he was with Jesus, and another challenged him with seeing him in the garden with him, (<422259>Luke 22:59) (<431826>John 18:26), and in general they were of opinion, that he must be one of that sect, giving this as a reason, for thou art a Galilean: as they supposed Jesus to be; and knowing that in Galilee he had chiefly preached, and wrought his miracles, and had there a large number of followers: and thy speech agreeth [thereto]; he used words and phrases…”

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“a little: Mat 26:73, Mat 26:74; Luk 22:59, Luk 22:60; Joh 18:26, Joh 18:27 for: Jdg 12:6; Act 2:7 and thy: Η λαλια \[Strong's G2981\], σου \[Strong's G4675\], "Thy dialect," or mode of speech. From various examples produced by Lightfoot, and Schoetgen, it appears that the Galileans used a very corrupt dialect and pronunciation; interchanging the gutturals, and other letters, and so blending or dividing words as to render them unintelligible, or convey a contrary sense. Thus when a Galilean would have asked, אמר למאן \[Strong's H563\], "whose is this lamb," he pronounced the first word so confusedly that it could not be known whether he meant חמר \[Strong's H2543\], "an ass," חמר \[Strong's…”