With

(συν). See John 12:2 for another example of συν in John (common in Paul). The usual μετα reappears in verse John 18:2.Over

(περαν). "Beyond," preposition with the ablative as in John 6:22; John 6:25.Brook

(χειμαρρου). Old word, flowing (ροοσ, ρεω) in winter (χειμα), only here in N.T.Kidron

(τον Κεδρων). Literally, "of the Cedars," "Brook of the Cedars." Only here in N.T. So 2 Samuel 15:23. Textus Receptus like Josephus (Ant. VIII, 1, 5) has the singular του Κεδρων (indeclinable). As a matter of fact it was always dry save after a heavy rain.A garden

(κηπος). Old word, in N.T. only here, verse John 18:26; John 19:41 (Joseph's); Luke 13:19. John, like Luke, does not give the name Gethsemane (only in Mark 14:32; Matthew 26:36). The brook of the cedars had many unhallowed associations (1 Kings 2:37; 1 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 23:4; 2 Chronicles 29:16; Jeremiah 31:40).

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