Acts 16:23

23Manyπολλάςandτεhaving laidἐπιθέντεςon themαὐτοῖςblowsπληγὰςthey cast [them]ἔβαλονintoεἰςprisonφυλακήν,having chargedπαραγγείλαντεςtheτῷjailerδεσμοφύλακιsecurelyἀσφαλῶςto keepτηρεῖνthemαὐτούς·

And having laid many blows on them, they cast [them] into prison, having charged the jailer to keep them securely,

Vocab difficulty

97.2

Rare words

  • δεσμοφύλακι

    δεσμοφύλαξ

    a keeper of a prison, a jailer.

  • ἀσφαλῶς

    ἀσφαλῶς

    safely, securely, assuredly, certainly.