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Jailer
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
(of Philippi), Acts 16:23. The conversion of the Roman jailer, a man belonging to a class “insensible as a rule and hardened by habit, and also disposed to despise the Jews, who were the bearers of the message of the gospel,” is one of those cases which illustrate its universality and power.
Scripture references
Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
JAI'LER. See Prison, Punishment.
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
JAI'LER. See Prison, Punishment.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also jailor, gaoler.]