Bible Verse Dictionary
Acts 16:35 - Prison
Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
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And | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
when it was | G1096 | γίνομαι |
[Verb] to cause to be ( |
day | G2250 | ἡμέρα |
[Noun Feminine] akin to the base of G1476) meaning tame that is gentle; day that is (literally) the time space between dawn and dark or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
magistrates | G4755 | στρατηγός |
[Noun Masculine] a general that is (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (praetor) the chief (praefect) of the (Levitical) temple wardens |
sent | G649 | ἀποστέλλω |
[Verb] set apart that is (by implication) to send out (properly on a mission) literally or figuratively |
the | G3588 | ὁ |
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom) |
serjeants | G4465 | ῥαβδοῦχος |
[Noun Masculine] a rod (the Latin fasces) holder that is a Roman lictor (constable or executioner) |
saying | G3004 | λέγω |
[Verb] properly to |
Let those men go | G630 | ἀπολύω |
[Verb] to free fully that is (literally) relieve release: dismiss (reflexively depart) or (figuratively) let die pardon or (specifically) divorce |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.