Acts 16:38
So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
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ASV
And the serjeants reported these words unto the magistrates: and they feared when they heard that they were Romans;
KJV
And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἀπήγγειλαν | apēngeilan | Reported | G518 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| τοῖς | tois | to the | G3588 → |
| στρατηγοῖς | stratēgois | magistrates | G4755 → |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → |
| ῥαβδοῦχοι | rhabdouchoi | officers | G4465 → |
| τὰ | ta | <the> | G3588 → |
| ῥήματα | rhēmata | declarations | G4487 → |
| ταῦτα· | tauta | these; | G3778 → |
| ἐφοβήθησαν | ephobēthēsan | They were afraid | G5399 → |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → |
| ἀκούσαντες | akousantes | having heard | G191 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| Ῥωμαῖοί | Rhōmaioi | Romans | G4514 → |
| εἰσιν, | eisin | they are, | G1510 → |
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