Acts 16:27
27Awokenἔξυπνοςthenδὲhaving beenγενόμενοςtheὁjailerδεσμοφύλαξandκαὶhaving seenἰδὼνopenἀνεῳγμέναςtheτὰςdoorsθύραςof theτῆςprisonφυλακῆςhaving drawnσπασάμενοςhisτὴνswordμάχαιρανhe was aboutἤμελλενhimselfἑαυτὸνto killἀναιρεῖν,supposingνομίζωνto have escapedἐκπεφευγέναιtheτοὺςprisonersδεσμίους.
And the jailer, having been awoken and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn his sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to have escaped.
Vocab difficulty
96.0
Rare words
ἔξυπνος
ἔξυπνος
roused out of sleep.
δεσμοφύλαξ
δεσμοφύλαξ
a keeper of a prison, a jailer.
σπασάμενος
σπάομαι
I draw (as a sword), pull.