Act 5:22 | RWP | e4.org | The officers ( ο υπηρετα ). Under-rowers, literally ( ). The servants or officers who executed the orders of the Sanhedrin. Shut ( κεκλεισμενον ). Perfect passive participle of κλειω . Shut tight. Standing at the doors ( εστωτας επ των θυρων ). Graphic picture of the sentinels at the prison doors.

‏ Acts 5:22

The officers ( ο υπηρετα ). Under-rowers, literally (Mt 5:25). The servants or officers who executed the orders of the Sanhedrin.

Shut ( κεκλεισμενον ). Perfect passive participle of κλειω. Shut tight.

Standing at the doors ( εστωτας επ των θυρων ). Graphic picture of the sentinels at the prison doors.