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And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely: (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

πολλάςpollasMany

Lemma: πολύς (polus) · Strong's: G4183

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (A-APF)

Meaning: much — πολύς, πολλή, πολύ, ; [in LXX chiefly for רַב and cognate forms ; ] ; 1. as adj., much, many, great, of number, space, degree, value, time, etc.: ἀριθμός, Act.11:21; ὄχλος, Mrk.5:24; θερισμός, Mat.9:37; χόρτος,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 377 times. Also: Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 6:30, Matthew 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4183; TFLSJ G4183; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 1

τεtethen

Lemma: τε (te) · Strong's: G5037

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and/both — τέ, ; enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac. ; 1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 227 times. Also: Matthew 22:10, Matthew 27:48, Matthew 28:12, Mark 15:36, Luke 2:16, Luke 12:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5037; TFLSJ G5037; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 2

ἐπιθέντεςepithenteshaving laid

Lemma: ἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi) · Strong's: G2007

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2AAP-NPM)

Meaning: to put/lay on — ἐπι-τίθημι ; [in LXX for נָתַן, שָׁוָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. to lay, set or place upon: with accusative of thing(s), before ἐπί, with accusative of thing(s), Mat.23:4, Luk.15:5, Jhn.9:6 (WH, txt. Jhn.9:15), Act.15:10 28:3;…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 39 times. Also: Matthew 9:18, Matthew 19:13, Matthew 19:15, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 23:4, Matthew 27:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2007; TFLSJ G2007; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 3

αὐτοῖςautoison them

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 4

πληγὰςplēgasblows

Lemma: πληγή (plēgē) · Strong's: G4127

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)

Meaning: plague/blow/wound — πληγή, ῆς, ἡ; (πλήσσω), [in LXX chiefly for מַכָּה, also for מַגֵּפָה etc. ; ] ; 1. a blow, stripe, wound: pl., Luk.10:30 12:48, Act.16:23, 33, 2Co.6:5 11:23; ἡ π. τ. θανάτου (RV, death-stroke), Rev.13:3, 12; τ.…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 22 times. Also: Luke 10:30, Luke 12:48, Acts 16:33, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 11:23, Revelation 9:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4127; TFLSJ G4127; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 5

ἔβαλονebalonthey cast [them]

Lemma: βάλλω (ballō) · Strong's: G0906G

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)

Meaning: to throw: throw — βάλλω, ; [in LXX for נפל, שׂום, ידד, etc. ; ] ; prop., of a weapon or missile; then generally, of things and persons, lit. and metaphorically, to throw, cast, put, place: with accusative, before εἰς, Mat.4:18, and…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 74 times. Also: Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0906G; TFLSJ G0906G; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 6

εἰςeisinto

Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 7

φυλακὴνphulakēnprison

Lemma: φυλακή (phulakē) · Strong's: G5438G

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)

Meaning: prison/watch: prison — φυλακή, -ῆς, ἡ; (φυλάσσω) [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁמֶרֶת and cogn. forms, also for כֶּלֶא etc. ; ] ; (a) actively, a guarding, guard, watch (Hom., Plat., Xen., al.): cogn. accusative, φυλάσσειν φυλακάς, to keep watch,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 42 times. Also: Matthew 5:25, Matthew 14:3, Matthew 14:10, Matthew 18:30, Matthew 25:36, Matthew 25:39 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5438G; TFLSJ G5438G; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 8

παραγγείλαντεςparangeilanteshaving charged

Lemma: παραγγέλλω (parangellō) · Strong's: G3853

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-AAP-NPM)

Meaning: to order — παρ-αγγέλλω; (παρά, ἀγγὲλλω), [in LXX for שָׁמַע pi., hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to transmit a message (Æsch., Eur.). ; 2. to order, command (Hdt., Xen., al.) : with inf., Act.15:5; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.11:17,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 10:5, Matthew 15:35, Mark 6:8, Mark 8:6, Mark 16:8, Luke 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3853; TFLSJ G3853; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 9

τῷtōthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 10

δεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakito jailer

Lemma: δεσμοφύλαξ (desmophulax) · Strong's: G1200

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)

Meaning: jailer — δεσμο-φύλαξ, -κος, ὁ; (δεσμός, φύλαξ), ; a prison-keeper, gaoler: Act.16:23, 27, 36 (cf. ἀρχιδ-, Gen.39:21).†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3 times. Also: Acts 16:27, Acts 16:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1200; TFLSJ G1200; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 11

ἀσφαλῶςasphalōsstrictly

Lemma: ἀσφαλῶς (asphalōs) · Strong's: G0806

Parsing: Adverb (ADV)

Meaning: securely — ἀσφαλῶς ; adv., [in LXX: Gen.34:25 (בֶּטַח), Tob.6:4, Wis.18:6, Bar.5:7, 1Ma.6:40, 3Ma.7:6 * ; ] ; (a) safely: Mrk.14:44, Act.16:23; (b) assuredly: Act.2:36.†; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3 times. Also: Mark 14:44, Acts 2:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0806; TFLSJ G0806; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 12

τηρεῖνtēreinto keep

Lemma: τηρέω (tēreō) · Strong's: G5083H

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to keep: guard — τηρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to watch over, guard, keep, preserve: Mat.27:36, Act.16:23, al.; ἑαυτόν, 2Co.11:9, 1Ti.5:22, Jas.1:27, Ju 21; before εἰς, Jhn.12:7, Act.25:21, 1Pe.1:4, 2Pe.2:4 2:9…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 17 times. Also: Matthew 27:36, Matthew 27:54, Matthew 28:4, Acts 12:5, Acts 12:6, Acts 15:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5083H; TFLSJ G5083H; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 13

αὐτούς·autousthem;

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 16:23 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

And→τε G5037 and/both
after striking→ἐπιτίθημι G2007 to put/lay on
them→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
with many→πολύς G4183 much
blows→πληγή G4127 plague/blow/wound
they threw [them]→βάλλω G0906G to throw: throw
into→εἰς G1519 toward
prison→φυλακή G5438G prison/watch: prison
[and] ordered→παραγγέλλω G3853 to order
the→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
jailer→δεσμοφύλαξ G1200 jailer
to guard→τηρέω G5083H to keep: guard
them→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
securely→ἀσφαλῶς G0806 securely

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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