Acts 5:23
23sayingλέγοντεςὅτιTheΤὸprison houseδεσμωτήριονwe foundεὕρομενshutκεκλεισμένονwithἐνallπάσῃsecurityἀσφαλείᾳandκαὶtheτοὺςguardsφύλακαςstandingἑστῶταςbeforeἐπὶtheτῶνdoorsθυρῶν,having opened [them]ἀνοίξαντεςhoweverδὲinsideἔσωno oneοὐδέναwe foundεὕρομεν.
saying, “We found the prison house shut with all security and the guards standing before the doors; but having opened [them], we found no one inside.”
Vocab difficulty
86.1
Rare words
δεσμωτήριον
δεσμωτήριον
a prison.
ἀσφαλείᾳ
ἀσφάλεια
safety, security, reliability, firmness.
φύλακας
φύλαξ
a guard, keeper, sentinel.