thy speech bewrayeth thee Peter was discovered by his use of the Galilæan dialect. The Galilæans were unable to pronounce the gutturals distinctly, and they lisped, pronouncing shlike th. Perhaps Peter said, "I know not the ith," instead of, "I know not the ish" (man).

To bewray, from the Anglo-Saxon wreian, to accuse, then, to point out, make evident, the literal meaning of the Greek words.

"Here comes the queen, whose looks bewray her anger."

Shaks. 3 Henry VI. 1. 1. (Bible Word-Book.)

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