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And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
when they had laid to lay upon, to place upon V-APA-NMP H2007 ἐπιθέντες epitithemi (ep-ee-tith'-ay-mee)
many much, many Adj-AFP H4183 πολλάς polus (pol-oos')
stripes a blow, wound N-AFP H4127 πληγὰς plege (play-gay')
they cast to throw, cast V-AIA-3P H906 ἔβαλον ballo (bal'-lo)
prison, a guarding, guard, watch N-AFS H5438 φυλακὴν phulake (foo-lak-ay')
charging to transmit a message, to order V-APA-NMP H3853 παραγγείλαντες paraggello (par-ang-gel'-lo)
the jailor a prison keeper N-DMS H1200 δεσμοφύλακι desmophulax (des-mof-oo'-lax)
to keep to watch over, to guard V-PNA H5083 τηρεῖν tereo (tay-reh'-o)
safely: safely Adv H806 ἀσφαλῶς asphalos (as-fal-oce')

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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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King James Bible And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
Berean Bible And when they had having laid many stripes upon blows on them, they cast them into prison, charging having charged the jailor jailer to keep them safely:securely,
Hebrew Greek English And when When they had laid struck them with many stripes upon them, blows, they cast threw them into prison, charging commanding the jailor jailer to keep guard them safely:securely;
New American Standard Bible 1995 And when When they had laid struck them with many stripes upon them, blows, they cast threw them into prison, charging commanding the jailor jailer to keep guard them safely:securely;