serjeant

Concise Bible Dictionary:

This was literally “one who carried a rod:” an inferior Roman officer who attended the magistrates to execute their orders, otherwise called a LICTOR (Acts 16:35,38). They carried a bundle of rods, in the center of which was an ax.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4465 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

ῥαβδοῦχος

Transliteration:

rhabdouchos

Phonic:

hrab-doo’-khos

Meaning:

from 4464 and 2192; a rod- (the Latin fasces) holder, i.e. a Roman lictor (constable or executioner)

KJV Usage:

serjeant