rhabdouchos denotes the officials who carry out orders and report back to the officers in Acts 16.

The term denotes a group of officials acting under officers' direction: they are sent with a release message in Acts 16:35 and later report statements to the officers in Acts 16:38.

1. Officials acting under officers' direction · dominant

   In Acts 16:35, the accusative plural form identifies those sent with the message to release the men; the APB renders the verse, "the officers sent the police with the message." In Acts 16:38, the nominative plural form identifies those who report the statements to the officers; the APB renders, "The police reported these statements to the officers."

   Acts 16:35Acts 16:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the group as "the police." The surrounding clauses provide the clearer evidence: they are sent in Acts 16:35 and report to officers in Acts 16:38.