The name of a slave of the high priest in John 18:10. At the time of Jesus’s arrest, Peter cut Malchus with a sword and removed his ear. In Matthew 26:51, Mark 14:47, and Luke 22:50–51, no name is given for this person. According to Luke, Jesus immediately healed the wound.
Malchus
From Tyndale Bible Dictionary, adapted by Mission Mutual. CC BY-SA 4.0.