Acts 16:27
KJV:
And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
BSB:
When 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.
Greek:
ἔξυπνος δὲ γενόμενος δεσμοφύλαξ καὶ ἰδὼν ἀνεῳγμένας τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς, σπασάμενος τὴν μάχαιραν ἤμελλεν ἑαυτὸν ἀναιρεῖν νομίζων ἐκπεφευγέναι τοὺς δεσμίους.¶
Topics:
CONVERTSCOWARDICECRIMINALSFAMILYGODJAILER (JAILOR)MINISTER, CHRISTIANPAULPHILIPPIPRISONERSREADINGS, SELECTSILASSUICIDE

<< Acts 16:26Acts 16Acts 16:28 >>

Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
Awoken ἔξυπνος exupnos A-NSM NKO
then δὲ de CONJ NKO
having been γενόμενος genomenos V-2ADP-NSM NKO
the ho T-NSM NKO
jailer δεσμοφύλαξ desmophulax N-NSM NKO
and καὶ kai CONJ NKO
was seeing ἰδὼν idōn V-2AAP-NSM NKO
having opened ἀνεῳγμένας aneōgmenas V-2RPP-APF NKO
the τὰς tas T-APF NKO
doors θύρας thuras N-APF NKO
of the τῆς tēs T-GSF NKO
prison, φυλακῆς, phulakēs N-GSF NKO
having drawn σπασάμενος spasamenos V-AMP-NSM NKO
<the> τὴν tēn T-ASF no
[his] sword μάχαιραν machairan N-ASF NKO
he was about ἤμελλεν 1 ēmellen V-IAI-3S NKO
himself ἑαυτὸν he'auton F-3ASM NKO
to execute ἀναιρεῖν anairein V-PAN NKO
supposing νομίζων nomizōn V-PAP-NSM NKO
to have escaped ἐκπεφευγέναι ekpepheugenai V-2RAN NKO
the τοὺς tous T-APM NKO
prisoners. δεσμίους.¶ desmious N-APM NKO

Word Types and Editions

<< Acts 16:26Acts 16Acts 16:28 >>


  1. TR spelled: ἔμελλεν