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.