What Does Acts 28:16 Mean?

“when”

at which (thing) too, i.e., when

“And”

but, and, etc

“we came”

to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)

“to”

to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases

“Rome”

strength; roma, the capital of italy

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the centurion”

the captain of one hundred men

“delivered”

to surrender, i.e yield up, entrust, transmit

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the prisoners”

a captive (as bound)

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“to the captain of the guard”

a ruler of an army, i.e., (specially), a praetorian praefect

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“And”

but, and, etc

“Paul”

(little; but remotely from a derivative of g3973, meaning the same); paulus, the name of a roman and of an apostle

“was suffered”

to turn over (transfer), i.e., allow

“to dwell”

to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)

“by”

(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)

“himself”

(him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc

“with”

with or together (but much closer than g3326 or g3844), i.e., by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, additi

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“that kept”

to watch, i.e., be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“a soldier”

a camper-out, i.e., a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively)