In Acts 16 of Acts .
And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
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πολλάς pollas many πολλάς pollas many πολύς (polus) adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “many”, the object form G4183 much, many; often. This verse uses “many”. many τε te and τε te and τέ conjunction — “and” G5037 and, both. This verse uses “and”. ἐπιθέντες epithentes to put ἐπιθέντες epithentes to put ἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi) verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to put”, a single action G2007 I put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. This verse uses “put”. αὐτοῖς autois upon them αὐτοῖς autois upon them αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “upon them”, the to- or for-form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. This verse uses “them”. upon them πληγὰς plēgas plague πληγὰς plēgas plague πληγή (plēgē) noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “plague”, the object form G4127 a blow, stripe, wound; an affliction, plague. ἔβαλον ebalon they cast ἔβαλον ebalon they cast βάλλω (ballō) verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they cast”, a single action G906 (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. This verse uses “cast”. they cast εἰς eis them into εἰς eis them into εἰς preposition — “them into” G1519 into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among. This verse uses “into”. them into φυλακήν, phulakēn prison φυλακήν phulakēn prison φυλακή (phulakē) noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “prison”, the object form G5438 a watching, keeping guard; a guard, prison; imprisonment. This verse uses “prison”. prison παραγγείλαντες parangeilantes charging παραγγείλαντες parangeilantes charging παραγγέλλω (parangellō) verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “charging”, a single action G3853 I notify, command, charge, entreat solemnly. charging τῷ tō the τῷ tō the ὁ (ho) article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-form G3588 the, the definite article. δεσμοφύλακι desmophulaki jailor δεσμοφύλακι desmophulaki jailor δεσμοφύλαξ (desmophulax) noun, dative, singular, masculine — “jailor”, the to- or for-form G1200 a keeper of a prison, a jailer. the jailor ἀσφαλῶς asphalōs safely ἀσφαλῶς asphalōs safely ἀσφαλῶς adverb — “safely” G806 safely, securely, assuredly, certainly. This verse uses “safely”. safely τηρεῖν tērein to keep τηρεῖν tērein to keep τηρέω (tēreō) verb, present active infinitive — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated action G5083 I keep, guard, observe, watch over. This verse uses “keep”. αὐτούς· autous he αὐτούς autous he αὐτός (autos) personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object form G846 he, she, it, they, them, same. Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
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American Standard Version (1901) And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:
Young’s Literal Translation many blows also having laid upon them, they cast them to prison, having given charge to the jailor to keep them safely,
World English Bible When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
Darby Translation And having laid many stripes upon them they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;
Douay-Rheims And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the gaoler to keep them diligently.
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