sergeants Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
sergeants in Easton's Bible Dictionary
Acts 16:35, 38 (R.V., "lictors"), officers who attended the magistrates and assisted them in the execution of justice.
sergeants in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SER'GEANTS . Acts 16:35, Acts 7:38. This was a class of public officers under the Roman government. They were appointed to carry the fasces, or bundle of rods, before the supreme magistrates, and to inflict the punishment of scourging and beheading upon criminals.