Acts 16:26 — King James Version← Study notes
“And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed.”
Acts 16:26 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 16:2622 words
ἄφνωaphnōsuddenly
δὲdeand / but
σεισμὸςseismosearthquake, tempest
ἐγένετοegenetoarise, be
assembled, be(-come
μέγαςmegas(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
ὥστεhōsteso that / therefore
σαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaimove, shake (together), which can(-not) be…
τὰtathe
θεμέλιαthemelia
τοῦtouthe
δεσμωτηρίουdesmōtēriouprison
ἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanopen
δὲdeand / but
παραχρῆμαparachrēmaforthwith, immediately, presently
αἱhaithe
θύραιthyraidoor, gate
πᾶσαιpasaiall / every
καὶkaiand / also
πάντωνpantōnall / every
τὰtathe
δεσμὰdesmaband, bond, chain
ἀνέθηanethēforbear, leave, loose
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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