ῥαβδοῦχος rhabdoûchos

Meaning

a rod- (the Latin fasces) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)

In the King James Version: serjeant

Derivation: from G4464 (ῥάβδος) and G2192 (ἔχω);

Where it is used

• Acts 16:35 When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.”
• Acts 16:38 So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.