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Andδὲwhen dayἩμέραςcame,γενομένηςthe magistratesοἱ στρατηγοὶsentἀπέστειλανthe officers,τοὺς ῥαβδούχουςsaying,λέγοντες“ReleaseἈπόλυσονthoseτοὺς ἐκείνουςmen.”ἀνθρώπους
Acts 16:35
Study it in the app“And when day came, the magistrates sent the officers, saying, “Release those men.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 16:35, word by word
- when dayἩμέραςHēmeras
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “Hēmeras” appears- cameγενομένηςgenomenēs
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genomenēs” appears- the magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoi
magistrate
An official of a Roman city.
Where else “stratēgoi” appears- sentἀπέστειλανapesteilan
send
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apesteilan” appears- the officersῥαβδούχουςrhabdouchous
officer, lictor
Lictor: an officer who carried the rods before Roman magistrates and carried out their orders.
Where else “rhabdouchous” appears- sayingλέγοντεςlegontes
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legontes” appears- “ReleaseἈπόλυσονApolyson
release
To set a prisoner free, or cancel a debt.
Where else “Apolyson” appears- menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpous” appears
Translation note
Literally “those who carry the rods”: officers in the service of the magistrates.
The context
34And he brought them up into his house and set a table before them, and he rejoiced with his whole household at having believed in God.
35 · This verse (above)
36And the jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent word that you be released. So now come out and go in peace.”
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?