Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G4465
a rod- (the Latin fasces ) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)
KJV usage: :--serjeant.
Etymology: from and ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
the bearer of a wand of office; a lictor, sergeant, a public servant who bore a bundle or rods before the magistrates as insignia of their office, and carried into execution the sentences they pronounced, Acts 16:35, 38*
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