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And about one hour having elapsed, a certain other strongly affirmed it, saying, “Of a truth, this one also was with Him; for he is also a Galilean.”

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
about As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. Adv H5616 ὡσεὶ ōsei
hour (a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything. N-GFS H5610 ὥρας ōras
having elapsed, To put apart, separate, put some distance between. V-APA-GFS H1339 διαστάσης diastasēs
other Other, another (of more than two), different. Adj-NMS H243 ἄλλος allos
strongly affirmed [it], To assert emphatically, lean upon. V-IIM/P-3S H1340 διϊσχυρίζετο diischurizeto
saying, (denoting speech in progress), (a) to say, speak; to mean, mention, tell, (b) to call, name, especially in the pass., (c) to tell, command. V-PPA-NMS H3004 λέγων legōn
“Of On, to, against, on the basis of, at. Prep H1909 ἐπ’ ep
this one This; he, she, it. DPro-NMS H3778 οὗτος outos
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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And And, even, also, namely. Conj H2532 καὶ kai
a Galilean.” A Galilean, an inhabitant of Galilee. N-NMS H1057 Γαλιλαῖος galilaios
also And, even, also, namely. Conj H2532 καὶ kai

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Berean Bible And about one hour having elapsed, a certain other strongly affirmed it, saying, “Of a truth, this one also was with Him; for he is also a Galilean.”
King James Bible And about the space of one hour having elapsed, a certain other strongly affirmed it, after another confidently affirmed, saying, “Of Of a truth, truth this one fellow also was with Him; him: for he is also a Galilean.”Galilaean.
Hebrew Greek English And After about one an hour having elapsed, a certain other strongly affirmed it, had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Of a truth, "Certainly this one man also was with Him; Him, for he is also a Galilean.”Galilean too."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And After about one an hour having elapsed, a certain other strongly affirmed it, had passed, another man began to insist, saying, “Of a truth, "Certainly this one man also was with Him; Him, for he is also a Galilean.”Galilean too."