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Koine Greek wordlink #95538

SR GNT Acts 16:36 δεσμοφύλαξ (desmofulax) ‘reported and the prison_guard the messages to’ Strongs=12000 Lemma=desmofulax
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=53 AD Event=Paul_and_Silas_released TimeSeries=Paul_and_Silas_released,Second_Missionary_Journey Referred to from Word #95567

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Other uses (1) of identical word form δεσμοφύλαξ (N-NMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘δεσμοφύλαξ’ (N-NMS) is always and only glossed as ‘prison_guard’.

Acts 16:27 ‘and having become the prison_guard and having seen having_been opened_up’ SR GNT Acts 16:27 word 6

OET-LV: 27 And the prison _guard having _become awoken, and having _seen the doors of _the prison having _been _opened _up, having _drawn his sword he _was _going to _be _killing himself, thinking the prisoners to _have _escaped. (ACT_16:27)

OET-RV: 27 The prison officer woke up, and when he saw that all the prison doors were open, he drew his sword to take his own life as he figured that all the prisoners must have escaped. (ACT 16:27)

Greek words (1) other than δεσμοφύλαξ (N-NMS) with a gloss related to ‘prison_guard’

ACTs 16:23 δεσμοφύλακι (desmofulaki) N-DMS ‘prison having commanded to the prison_guard securely to_be keeping them’ SR GNT Acts 16:23 word 14

OET-LV: 23 And having _inflicted many blows on _them, they _throw them into prison, having _commanded to _the prison _guard to _be _keeping them securely, (ACT_16:23)

OET-RV: 23 They were severely beaten and then thrown into prison where the officer was commanded to keep them secure. (ACT 16:23)

Key: N=noun DMS=dative,masculine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular