| 27. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) Acts 16:27:1 ⧉ἔξυπνοςekseepnosawake Acts 16:27:2 ⧉δὲdeand Acts 16:27:3 ⧉γενόμενοςyenomenoshaving become Acts 16:27:4 ⧉ὁothe Acts 16:27:5 ⧉δεσμοφύλαξthesmofeelaksjailer Acts 16:27:6 ⧉καὶkeand Acts 16:27:7 ⧉ἰδὼνeethonhaving seen Acts 16:27:8 ⧉ἀνεῳγμέναςaneooygmenasopened Acts 16:27:9 ⧉τὰςtasthe Acts 16:27:10 ⧉θύραςtheerasdoors Acts 16:27:11 ⧉τῆςteesof the Acts 16:27:12 ⧉φυλακῆςfeelakeesprison Acts 16:27:13 ⧉σπασάμενοςspasamenoshaving drawn Acts 16:27:14 ⧉τὴνteenthe Acts 16:27:15 ⧉μάχαιρανmahehransword Acts 16:27:16 ⧉ἤμελλενeemelenwas about Acts 16:27:17 ⧉ἑαυτὸνeaftonhimself Acts 16:27:18 ⧉ἀναιρεῖνanereento kill Acts 16:27:19 ⧉νομίζωνnomeezonthinking Acts 16:27:20 ⧉ἐκπεφευγέναιekpefevyeneto have escaped Acts 16:27:21 ⧉τοὺςtoosthe Acts 16:27:22 ⧉δεσμίουςthesmeeoosprisoners |
| 27. Formal Translation When the jailer woke to find the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, assuming the prisoners had escaped. |
| 27. Dynamic Translation When the jailer woke up and caught sight of the prison doors standing open, he pulled out his sword, poised to end his own life because he believed the prisoners had fled. |