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Sergeant

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(ῥαβδοῦχος , literally rod-holder, Acts 16:35), properly a Roman lictor, the public servant who bore a bundle of rods before the magistrates of cities and colonies as insignia of their office, and who executed the sentences which they pronounced.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Sergeant'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​s/sergeant.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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