Acts
Acts 16:22–23
22The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered that they be stripped and beaten with rods. 23And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
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Acts 16:22
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| crowd | ὄχλος | ochlos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3793 a crowd |
| joined in the attack | συνεπέστη | synepestē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4911 I rise up together against |
| against | κατ’ | kat’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| magistrates | στρατηγοὶ | stratēgoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4755 a general, magistrate, captain of the temple |
| ordered that | ἐκέλευον | ekeleuon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2753 I command, order |
| they be stripped | περιρήξαντες | perirēxantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4048 I tear off |
| beaten with rods | ῥαβδίζειν | rhabdizein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4463 I beat with rods, scourge |
Acts 16:23
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | τε | te | Conjunction | G5037 and, both |
| after striking | ἐπιθέντες | epithentes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2007 I put, place upon, lay on |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| with many | πολλάς | pollas | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| blows | πληγὰς | plēgas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4127 a blow, stripe, wound |
| they threw | ἔβαλον | ebalon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G906 I cast, throw, rush, put, place, drop |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| prison | φυλακήν | phylakēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment |
| ordered | παραγγείλαντες | parangeilantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3853 I notify, command, charge |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| jailer | δεσμοφύλακι | desmophylaki | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G1200 a keeper of a prison, a jailer |
| to guard | τηρεῖν | tērein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5083 I keep, guard, observe |
| them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| securely | ἀσφαλῶς | asphalōs | Adverb | G806 safely, securely, assuredly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 16:22 1 Thessalonians 2:2 · 2 Corinthians 6:5 · Acts 22:22–26 · Hebrews 11:36 · 2 Corinthians 11:23–25 · Matthew 10:17 · Acts 5:40 · Acts 21:30–31 · Acts 19:28–41 · Acts 18:12 · Acts 16:37 · Matthew 27:26
Acts 16:23 Revelation 2:10 · 2 Timothy 2:9 · 1 Samuel 23:22–23 · Matthew 27:63–66
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.