Acts 16:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
When the jailerδεσμοφύλαξ
(desmophulax)
1200: a prison keeperfrom desmos and phulax
awokeἔξυπνος
(exupnos)
1853: roused out of sleepfrom ek and hupnos
and saw 
 
3708: to see, perceive, attend toa prim. verb
the prisonφυλακῆς
(phulakēs)
5438: a guarding, guard, watchfrom phulassó
doorsθύρας
(thuras)
2374: a doora prim. word
opened,ἀνεῳγμένας
(aneōgmenas)
455: to openfrom ana and oigó (to open)
he drewσπασάμενος
(spasamenos)
4685: to draw (a sword)a prim. verb
his swordμάχαιραν
(machairan)
3162: a short sword or daggerperhaps from machomai
and was aboutἤμελλεν
(ēmellen)
3195: to be about toa prim. verb
to killἀναιρεῖν
(anairein)
337: to take up, take away, make an endfrom ana and haireó
himself,ἑαυτὸν
(eauton)
1438: of himself, herself, itselffrom a prim. pronoun he (him, her) and gen. (dat. or acc.) of autos
supposingνομίζων
(nomizōn)
3543: to practice, considerfrom nomos
that the prisonersδεσμίους
(desmious)
1198: binding, boundfrom deó
had escaped.ἐκπεφευγέναι
(ekpepheugenai)
1628: to flee awayfrom ek and pheugó


















KJV Lexicon
εξυπνος  adjective - nominative singular masculine
exupnos  ex'-oop-nos:  awake -- out of sleep.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
γενομενος  verb - second aorist middle deponent participle - nominative singular masculine
ginomai  ghin'-om-ahee:  to cause to be (gen-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
δεσμοφυλαξ  noun - nominative singular masculine
desmophulax  des-mof-oo'-lax :  a jailer (as guarding the prisoners) -- jailor, keeper of the prison.
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
ιδων  verb - second aorist active participle - nominative singular masculine
eido  i'-do:  to see; by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
ανεωγμενας  verb - perfect passive participle - accusative plural feminine
anoigo  an-oy'-go:  to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications) -- open.
τας  definite article - accusative plural feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
θυρας  noun - accusative plural feminine
thura  thoo'-rah:  a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively) -- door, gate.
της  definite article - genitive singular feminine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
φυλακης  noun - genitive singular feminine
phulake  foo-lak-ay':  a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively -- cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch.
σπασαμενος  verb - aorist middle passive - nominative singular masculine
spao  spah'-o:  to draw -- draw (out).
μαχαιραν  noun - accusative singular feminine
machaira  makh'-ahee-rah:  a knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment -- sword.
εμελλεν  verb - imperfect active indicative - third person singular
mello  mel'-lo:  to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something
εαυτον  reflexive pronoun - third person accusative singular masculine
heautou  heh-ow-too':  him-(her-, it-, them-, also (in conjunction with the personal pronoun of the other persons) my-, thy-, our-, your-) self (selves), etc.
αναιρειν  verb - present active infinitive
anaireo  an-ahee-reh'-o:  to take up, i.e. adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder -- put to death, kill, slay, take away, take up.
νομιζων  verb - present active participle - nominative singular masculine
nomizo  nom-id'-zo:  to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to deem or regard -- suppose, thing, be wont.
εκπεφευγεναι  verb - second perfect active middle or passive deponent
ekpheugo  ek-fyoo'-go:  to flee out -- escape, flee.
τους  definite article - accusative plural masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
δεσμιους  noun - accusative plural masculine
desmios  des'-mee-os:  a captive (as bound) -- in bonds, prisoner.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the jailer awoke and saw the prison doors opened, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison open, he drew his sword and was going to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.

International Standard Version
When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.

NET Bible
When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And when the Keeper of the prison was awakened and he saw that the doors of the prison were open, he took a sword and sought to kill himself because he thought that the prisoners had escaped.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open. Thinking the prisoners had escaped, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself.

King James 2000 Bible
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 fled.
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