Sentence:  We read in the Bible, that "Nicanor" the persecutor of Gods Law...sent his <WSD>Satellites</WSD> to apprehend the good old man "Rasias"nb.... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. (from 16th c.)