Acts

Acts 16:23

²³And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.

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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

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