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Acts 16:22-27

22καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793joined in the attackσυνεπέστηsunepestēG4911againstκατ᾽kat᾽G2596Paul and Silasαὐτῶν,autōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588magistratesστρατηγοὶstratēgoiG4755ordered thatἐκέλευονekeleuonG2753they be strippedπεριρήξαντες αὐτῶν τὰ ἱμάτιαperirēxantes autōn ta himatiaG4048G846G3588G2440andbeaten with rodsῥαβδίζειν·rhabdizeinG4463.
23AndτεteG5037after strikingἐπιθέντεςepithentesG2007themαὐτοῖςautoisG846with manyπολλάςpollasG4183blowsπληγὰςplēgasG4127,they threwἔβαλονebalonG906themintoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438andorderedπαραγγείλαντεςparangeilantesG3853theτῷtōG3588jailerδεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakiG1200to guardτηρεῖνtēreinG5083themαὐτούς·autousG846securelyἀσφαλῶςasphalōsG806.
24ὃςhosG3739On receivingλαβὼνlabōnG2983thisτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108orderπαραγγελίανparangelianG3852,he placedἔβαλενebalenG906themαὐτοὺςautousG846inεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588innerἐσωτέρανesōteranG2082cellφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438andκαὶkaiG2532fastenedἠσφαλίσατοēsphalisatoG805theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588feetπόδαςpodasG4228inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588stocksξύλον.¶xulonG3586.
25δὲdeG1161AboutΚατὰKataG2596τὸtoG3588midnightμεσονύκτιονmesonuktionG3317PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972andκαὶkaiG2532SilasΣιλᾶςSilasG4609were prayingπροσευχόμενοιproseuchomenoiG4336andsinging hymnsὕμνουνhumnounG5214toτὸνtonG3588Godθεόν·theonG2316,andδὲdeG1161theοἱhoiG3588otherprisonersδέσμιοι.desmioiG1198were listeningἐπηκροῶντοepēkroōntoG1874to themαὐτῶνautōnG846.
26Suddenlyἄφνω δὲaphnō deG1161G869ἐγένετοegenetoG1096a strongμέγαςmegasG3173earthquakeσεισμὸςseismosG4578ὥστεhōsteG5620shookσαλευθῆναιsaleuthēnaiG4531theτὰtaG3588foundationsθεμέλιαthemeliaG2310of theτοῦtouG3588prisonδεσμωτηρίου·desmōtēriouG1201δὲdeG1161.At onceπαραχρῆμαparachrēmaG3916allπᾶσαι,pasaiG3956theαἱhaiG3588doorsθύραιthuraiG2374flew openἠνεῴχθησανēneōchthēsanG455andκαὶkaiG2532everyone’sπάντωνpantōnG3956τὰtaG3588chainsδεσμὰdesmaG1199came looseἀνέθη.anethēG447.
27WhenδὲdeG1161theG3588jailerδεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxG1200woke upἔξυπνος γενόμενοςexupnos genomenosG1096G1853andκαὶkaiG2532sawG3708theG3588G3588prisonφυλακῆς,phulakēsG5438doorsθύραςthurasG2374openἀνεῳγμέναςaneōgmenasG455,he drewσπασάμενοςspasamenosG4685hisG3588swordμάχαιρανmachairanG3162andwas aboutἤμελλενēmellenG3195to killἀναιρεῖνanaireinG337himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,presuming thatνομίζωνnomizōnG3543theG3588prisonersδεσμίους.¶desmiousG1198had escapedἐκπεφευγέναιekpepheugenaiG1628.
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