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When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
When the jailer a prison keeper N-NMS H1200 δεσμοφύλαξ desmophulax
awoke roused out of sleep Adj-NMS H1853 ἔξυπνος exupnos
and saw to see, perceive, attend to V-APA-NMS H3708    
the prison a guarding, guard, watch N-GFS H5438 φυλακῆς phulakēs
doors a door N-AFP H2374 θύρας thuras
opened, to open V-RPM/P-AFP H455 ἀνεῳγμένας aneōgmenas
he drew to draw (a sword) V-APM-NMS H4685 σπασάμενος spasamenos
his sword a short sword or dagger N-AFS H3162 μάχαιραν machairan
and was about to be about to V-IIA-3S H3195 ἤμελλεν ēmellen
to kill to take up, take away, make an end V-PNA H337 ἀναιρεῖν anairein
himself, of himself, herself, itself RefPro-AM3S H1438 ἑαυτὸν eauton
supposing to practice, consider V-PPA-NMS H3543 νομίζων nomizōn
that the prisoners binding, bound N-AMP H1198 δεσμίους desmious
had escaped. to flee away V-RNA H1628 ἐκπεφευγέναι ekpepheugenai

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Jailer

Jailer (of Philippi),  Acts 16:23 . The conversion of the Roman jailer, a man belonging to a class "insensible as a rule and hardened by habit, and also disposed to despise the Jews, who were the bearers of the message of the gospel," is one of those cases which illustrate its universality and power.    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, publish... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
King James Bible When And the jailer awoke keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and saw seeing the prison doors opened, open, he drew out his sword sword, and was about to kill would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.been fled.
Berean Bible When And the jailer awoke having been awoken and saw having seen the doors of the prison doors opened, he drew open, having drawn his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had to have escaped.
Hebrew Greek English When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.