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Serjeant

Morrish Bible Dictionary

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ῥαβδοῦχος. This was literally 'one who carried a rod:' an inferior Roman officer who attended the magistrates to execute their orders, otherwise called a LICTOR. Acts 16:35,38 . They carried a bundle of rods, in the centre of which was an axe.

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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Serjeant'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​s/serjeant.html. 1897.
 
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