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Acts 16:35

And when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

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Ἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γενομένηςgenomenēsto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἀπέστειλανapesteilansentἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “sent”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.sentοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.στρατηγοὶstratēgoiofficerστρατηγός (stratēgos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “officer”, the subject formG4755(a) a general or leader of the army, (b) a magistrate or governor, (c) captain of the temple.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ῥαβδούχουςrhabdouchousserjeantsῥαβδοῦχος (rhabdouchos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “serjeants”, the object formG4465a holder of the rods, a lictor, Roman officer, judge.the serjeantsλέγοντεςlegontessayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingἈπόλυσονapolusonLetἀπολύω (apoluō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “Let”, a single actionG630I release, let go, send away, divorce, am rid; mid: I depart.Letτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousmenἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG444a man, one of the human race.menἐκείνουςekeinousthatἐκεῖνος (ekeinos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “that”, the object formG1565that, that one there, yonder.This verse uses “that”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, 'Let those men go;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

Young’s Literal Translation

And day having come, the magistrates sent the rod-bearers, saying, 'Let those men go;'

World English Bible

But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”

Darby Translation

And when it was day, the praetors sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go.

Douay-Rheims

And when the day was come, the magistrates sent the serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

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