Acts

Acts 16:27

²⁷When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
jailer	δεσμοφύλαξ	desmophylax	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1200 a keeper of a prison, a jailer
woke up	Ἔξυπνος	Exypnos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1853 roused out of sleep
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
saw	ἰδὼν	idōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
prison	φυλακῆς	phylakēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
doors	θύρας	thyras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2374 a door, opportunity
open	ἀνεῳγμένας	aneōgmenas	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Feminine Plural	G455 I open
he drew	σπασάμενος	spasamenos	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4685 I draw (as a sword)
his	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
sword	μάχαιραν	machairan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3162 a sword
was about	ἤμελλεν	ēmellen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3195 I am about to
to kill	ἀναιρεῖν	anairein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G337 I take up, abolish, murder
himself	ἑαυτὸν	heauton	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
presuming that	νομίζων	nomizōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3543 I think, suppose
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
prisoners	δεσμίους	desmious	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1198 one bound, a prisoner
had escaped	ἐκπεφευγέναι	ekpepheugenai	Verb - Perfect Infinitive Active	G1628 I flee out, away, I escape

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