{The officers} (hoi hup(8872)etai). Under-rowers, literally
( Mt 5:25 ). The servants or officers who executed the orders of
the Sanhedrin. {Shut} (kekleismenon). Perfect passive
participle of klei(935c). Shut tight. {Standing at the doors}
(hest(9374)as epi t(936e) thur(936e)). Graphic picture of the sentinels at
the prison doors.