ῥαβδοῦχος (rhabdouchos) means “police” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: hrab-doo'-khos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
ῥαβδοῦχος · rhabdouchos · police
ῥαβδοῦχος, -ου, ό (ῥαβδος, ἔχω), one who carries a rod or staff of office; (a) an umpire or judge (Plat.); (b) in late writers, a Roman lictor: Act.16:38.† (AS)
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a holder of the rods, a lictor, Roman officer, judge.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
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| officers | 2 |
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| the serjeants | 2 |
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When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
Read word by wordSo the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.
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