‏ 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.

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