Acts 16:38
New Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans."
Word-by-Word Analysis
ῥαβδοῦχος
rhabdoûchos
a rod- (the Latin fasces) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יָרֵא
yârêʼ
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
שָׁמַע
shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
כִּתִּי
Kittîy
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
Key Terms in This Verse
ῥαβδοῦχος rhabdoûchos
a rod- (the Latin fasces) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)
Study G4465 →כִּתִּי Kittîy
a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine
Study H3794 →נָגַד nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, exp...
Study H5046 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →שָׁמַע shâmaʻ
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
Study H8085 →Cross References
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.
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