Acts 16:27 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.”
Acts 16:27 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 16:2722 words
ἔξυπνοςexypnosof sleep
δὲdeand / but
γενόμενοςgenomenosarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ὁhothe
δεσμοφύλαξdesmophylaxjailor, keeper of the prison
καὶkaiand / also
ἰδὼνidōnbehold, perceive, see
ἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasopen
τὰςtasthe
θύραςthyrasdoor, gate
τῆςtēsthe
φυλακῆςphylakēscage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment)
σπασάμενοςspasamenos
τὴνtēnthe
μάχαιρανmachairansword
ἤμελλενēmellenabout, after that, be
(almost)
ἑαυτὸνheautonalone, her (own, -self)
ἀναιρεῖνanaireinput to
death, kill, slay
νομίζωνnomizōnsuppose, thing, be wont
ἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiescape, flee
τοὺςtousthe
δεσμίουςdesmiousin bonds, prisoner
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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