Malchus
E111291
Malchus is the high priest’s servant in the New Testament whose ear was cut off by Peter during Jesus’ arrest and then miraculously healed by Jesus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malchus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T925068 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malchus Context triple: [Arrest of Jesus, hasAssociatedFigure, Malchus]
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A.
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot is the New Testament figure known as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles who betrayed him to the authorities, leading to his arrest and crucifixion.
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B.
Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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C.
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
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D.
Saint Sebastian
Saint Sebastian is a Christian martyr and Roman soldier venerated for his steadfast faith under persecution and often depicted in art bound and shot with arrows.
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E.
Uriah the Hittite
Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Malchus Target entity description: Malchus is the high priest’s servant in the New Testament whose ear was cut off by Peter during Jesus’ arrest and then miraculously healed by Jesus.
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A.
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot is the New Testament figure known as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles who betrayed him to the authorities, leading to his arrest and crucifixion.
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B.
Simon bar Giora
Simon bar Giora was a prominent Jewish rebel leader during the First Jewish–Roman War, known for commanding revolutionary forces in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Romans in 70 CE.
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C.
Apostle Simon the Zealot
Apostle Simon the Zealot was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, traditionally identified as a fervent Jewish nationalist distinguished by his zeal and later missionary work.
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D.
Saint Sebastian
Saint Sebastian is a Christian martyr and Roman soldier venerated for his steadfast faith under persecution and often depicted in art bound and shot with arrows.
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E.
Uriah the Hittite
Uriah the Hittite is a biblical figure and loyal soldier in King David’s army, best known for being betrayed and killed after David’s adultery with his wife Bathsheba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Biblical figure
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New Testament person ⓘ Servant ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
Compassion for enemies
ⓘ
Miraculous healing ⓘ Nonviolence ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caiaphas
ⓘ
surface form:
High priest Caiaphas
|
| associatedWithEvent | Passion of Jesus ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Arresting party of Jesus
ⓘ
Temple authorities ⓘ |
| culture | Judean ⓘ |
| earCutOffBy |
Apostle Peter
ⓘ
surface form:
Simon Peter
|
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| healedBy |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus
|
| healingType | Miraculous restoration of ear ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early 1st century CE ⓘ |
| injury | Right ear cut off ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | Minor character in the Gospels ⓘ |
| locationDuringInjury | Garden of Gethsemane ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ John 18:10 ⓘ John 18:26 ⓘ Luke 22:50–51 ⓘ Mark 14:47 ⓘ Matthew 26:51 ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
Example of Jesus healing an enemy’s associate
ⓘ
Illustrates Jesus’ rejection of violent resistance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Being miraculously healed by Jesus
ⓘ
Having his ear cut off by Peter ⓘ |
| occupation | Servant of the high priest ⓘ |
| possibleNameOrigin | Semitic name meaning ‘king’ or ‘counsellor’ ⓘ |
| presentAt |
Arrest of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Arrest of Jesus in Gethsemane
|
| religiousContext | Second Temple Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | Servant present at Jesus’ arrest ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon | New Testament ⓘ |
| servantOf | High priest ⓘ |
| testifiedBy |
Apostle John
ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelist John
Luke the Evangelist ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelist Luke
Mark the Evangelist ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelist Mark
Apostle Matthew ⓘ
surface form:
Evangelist Matthew
|
| timeOfEvent | Arrest of Jesus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malchus Description of subject: Malchus is the high priest’s servant in the New Testament whose ear was cut off by Peter during Jesus’ arrest and then miraculously healed by Jesus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Malkhut