Easton's Bible Dictionary
(of Philippi),
Acts 16:23. The conversion of the Roman jailer, a man belonging to a class "insensible as a rule and hardened by habit, and also disposed to despise the Jews, who were the bearers of the message of the gospel," is one of those cases which illustrate its universality and power.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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n.) The keeper of a jail or prison.
Greek
1200. desmophulax -- a prison keeper ... of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: desmophulax Phonetic Spelling:
(des-mof-oo'-lax) Short Definition: a keeper of a prison, a
jailer Definition: a
... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1200.htm - 6kStrong's Hebrew
5470. sohar -- perhaps roundness... Definition: jail. Word Origin from the same as sahar Definition perhaps roundness
NASB Word Usage jail* (5),
jailer* (3). prison. From
... /hebrew/5470.htm - 6k 1004. bayith -- a house
... was inside (1), households (73), houses (101), houses while house (1), inner (2),
inside* (13), inward (5), inward* (1), jail* (6), jailer* (3), large enough ...
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Library
The Philippian Jailer.
... THE PHILIPPIAN JAILER. Paul and Silas were in prison. They had done no wrong,
but wicked men had taken them before the magistrates ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the new testament/the philippian jailer.htm
The Trembling Jailer. Acts 16:29,30
... ACTS Hymn 123 The trembling jailer. Acts 16:29,30. John Newton 7,7,7,7. The
trembling jailer. Acts 16:29,30. A Believer, free from care,. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/olney hymns/hymn 123 the trembling jailer.htm
Paul and Silas in Macedonia
... with rods. After beating them severely, they threw them in prison and ordered
the jailer to be sure to keep them safely. On receiving ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/paul and silas in macedonia.htm
In the Regions Beyond
... "And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging
the jailer to keep them safely: who, having received such a charge, thrust ...
/.../white/the acts of the apostles/lesson 21 in the regions.htm
The Idols Crumble
... Though he grew to expect these visits, each time the bar rattled down he
trembled with the hope that the jailer brought him freedom. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxviii the idols crumble.htm
Herod Has Thoughts of Killing Himself with his Own Hand; and a ...
... immediately and entirely released from his bonds, and to take the kingdom into his
hands without any more ado; so he discoursed with the jailer about letting ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 herod has thoughts.htm
Goodness in a Dungeon
... heaven. Joseph's relations to jailer and fellow-prisoners are beautiful
and instructive. The ... The jailer does as he likes. So it ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/goodness in a dungeon.htm
The Petition
... Some time later the bar rattled down again, and the jailer stood without, a scribe
at his side. ... "The jailer spoke of thee as petitioning the Pharaoh. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxiv the petition.htm
The Riot at Philippi
... them.23. And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into
prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely: 24. Who ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the riot at philippi.htm
The Introduction of the Gospel into Europe, and the Ministry of ...
... and commanded them to be scourged; the lictors "laid many stripes upon them;" they
wore ordered to be kept in close confinement; and the jailer exceeded the ...
/.../killen/the ancient church/chapter vi the introduction of.htm
Thesaurus
Jailer (8 Occurrences)... The conversion of the Roman
jailer, a man belonging to a class "insensible as a
rule and hardened by habit, and also disposed to despise the Jews, who were the
.../j/jailer.htm - 9kJail (15 Occurrences)
... Acts 16:23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison,
charging the jailer to keep them safely, (Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT ...
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Stephanas (3 Occurrences)
... He has been supposed by some to have been the "jailer of Philippi" (Comp.
Acts 16:33). The First Epistle to the Corinthians was ...
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Philippi (8 Occurrences)
... The jailer, who was on the point of taking his own life, reassured by Paul regarding
the safety of the prisoners, brought Paul and Silas into his house where ...
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Nonimmersionist
... Palestinian houses and of oriental jails are taken into account, it is difficult
to conceive that at the baptisms of Cornelius and of the jailer, the ceremony ...
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Non-immersionist
... Palestinian houses and of oriental jails are taken into account, it is difficult
to conceive that at the baptisms of Cornelius and of the jailer, the ceremony ...
/n/non-immersionist.htm - 38k
View (86 Occurrences)
... Palestinian houses and of oriental jails are taken into account, it is difficult
to conceive that at the baptisms of Cornelius and of the jailer, the ceremony ...
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Killing (41 Occurrences)
... Acts 16:27 Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open, the
jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing that ...
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Jailers (1 Occurrence)
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Wide (206 Occurrences)
... Acts 16:27 Starting up from sleep and seeing the doors of the jail wide open, the
jailer drew his sword and was on the point of killing himself, supposing that ...
/w/wide.htm - 37k
Resources
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