Acts 16:27
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
φυλακή
prison,
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φυλακή
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
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γίνομαι
having been
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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θύρα
doors
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θύρα
Door, gate, entrance. Thura. I am the door. Whoever enters through Me will be saved. Jesus is not a door among many options. He is the door. The only way in.
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ἑαυτοῦ
himself
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ἑαυτοῦ
him- (her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
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μάχαιρα
his] sword
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μάχαιρα
A sword. The sword of the Spirit which is the word of God. It cuts between soul and spirit. It is sharper than any two-edged sword.
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εἴδω
was seeing
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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νομίζω
supposing
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νομίζω
properly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard
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δεσμοφύλαξ
jailer
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δεσμοφύλαξ
a jailer (as guarding the prisoners)
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δέσμιος
prisoners.
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δέσμιος
a captive (as bound)
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ἐκφεύγω
to have escaped
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ἐκφεύγω
to flee out
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σπάω
having drawn
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σπάω
to draw
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ἔξυπνος
Awoken
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ἔξυπνος
awake
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