Acts 16:26
Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἄφνωáphnōunawares, i.e. unexpectedly
- δεσμωτήριονdesmōtḗriona place of bondage, i.e. a dungeon
- σαλεύωsaleúōto waver, i.e. agitate, rock, topple or (by implication) destroy; figuratively, to disturb
- σεισμόςseismósa commotion, i.e. (of the air) a gale, (of the ground) an earthquake
- θεμέλιοςtheméliossomething put down, i.e. a substruction (of a building, etc.), (literally or figuratively)
- δεσμόνdesmóna band, i.e. ligament (of the body) or shackle (of a prisoner); figuratively, an impedimen
- παραχρῆμαparachrēmaat the thing itself, i.e. instantly
- θύραthýraa portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.