Apostelgeschichte 16:27
Da erwachte der Kerkermeister aus dem Schlaf, und als er die Türen des Gefängnisses geöffnet sah, zog er das Schwert und wollte sich töten, weil er meinte, die Gefangenen seien entflohen.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἔξυπνοςéxypnosawake
- σπάωspáōto draw
- δεσμοφύλαξdesmophýlaxa jailer (as guarding the prisoners)
- νομίζωnomízōproperly, to do by law (usage), i.e. to accustom (passively, be usual); by extension, to d
- δέσμιοςdésmiosa captive (as bound)
- ἀναιρέωanairéōto take up, i.e. adopt; by implication, to take away (violently), i.e. abolish, murder
- μάχαιραmáchairaa knife, i.e. dirk; figuratively, war, judicial punishment
- θύραthýraa portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
+8 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Act 12:19, 1Ki 16:18, Mat 27:5, Jdg 9:54, 1Sa 31:4–5, 2Sa 17:23, Act 16:23–24