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Andκαὶthe crowdὁ ὄχλοςrose up togetherσυνεπέστηagainstκατ’them,αὐτῶνandκαὶthe magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶtore offπεριρήξαντεςtheirαὐτῶνclothesτὰ ἱμάτιαandorderedἐκέλευονthem to be beaten with rods.ῥαβδίζειν
Acts 16:22
Study it in the app“And the crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods.”
Beaten and jailed, Paul and Silas sing hymns at midnightJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:22, word by word
- the crowdὄχλοςochlos
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlos” appears- rose up togetherσυνεπέστηsynepestē
rise up together
Rise up together, join in attacking someone.
Where else “synepestē” appears- the magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoi
magistrate
An official of a Roman city.
Where else “stratēgoi” appears- tore offπεριρήξαντεςperirēxantes
tear off
Tear off, rip apart all around.
Where else “perirēxantes” appears- clothesἱμάτιαhimatia
clothes
Everything one has on.
Where else “himatia” appears- orderedἐκέλευονekeleuon
order, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
Where else “ekeleuon” appears- them to be beaten with rodsῥαβδίζεινrhabdizein
beat with rods
Beat with rods, a Roman punishment.
Where else “rhabdizein” appears
The context
21and they proclaim customs that it is not lawful for us to accept or practice, being Romans.”
22 · This verse (above)
23And after laying many blows on them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to guard them securely.
To study Acts 16 in a group
1. What it says
What do Paul and Silas do at midnight in prison, and what happens afterward? (vv. 25-26)
2. What it means
Why does the jailer ask what he must do, and how do Paul and Silas answer him? (vv. 27-31)
3. How I live it
Paul and Silas prayed and sang on a very hard night (v. 25). What gives you courage when you go through a night like that?