Greek Interlinear

Acts 16:38 Interlinear

“told And unto the magistrates the serjeants words these and they feared when they heard that Romans they were”

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Acts 16 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	ἀνήγγειλάν	G312	told	to announce (in detail)
2	δὲ	G1161	And	but, and, etc
3	τοῖς	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
4	στρατηγοῖς	G4755	unto the magistrates	a general, i.e., (by implication or analogy) a (military) governor (praetor), the chief (praefect) of the (levitical) temple-wardens
5	οἱ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
6	ῥαβδοῦχοι	G4465	the serjeants	a rod- (the latin <i>fasces</i>) holder, i.e., a roman lictor (constable or executioner)
7	τὰ	G3588		the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
8	ῥήματα	G4487	words	an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negat
9	ταῦτα	G5023	these	these things
10	καὶ	G2532	and	and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
11	ἐφοβήθησαν	G5399	they feared	to frighten, i.e., (passively) to be alarmed; by analogy, to be in awe of, i.e., revere
12	ἀκούσαντες	G191	when they heard	to hear (in various senses)
13	ὅτι	G3754	that	demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
14	Ῥωμαῖοί	G4514	Romans	romaean, i.e., roman (as noun)
15	εἰσιν	G1526	they were	they are

Acts 16:38 (current)told And unto the magistrates the serjeants words these and they feared when they heard that Romans they were