The meaning of “φύλαξ”

Understanding phýlax reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Greek Text

Strong's Concordance

φύλαξ

Phoneticfoo'-lax

Transliterationphýlax

Grammar Code

G:N-M

Greek Noun, Masculine

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

keeper. - a watcher or sentry

Scripture References

3 total references

Reference	Text
Acts 5:23	“Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.”
Acts 12:6	“And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.”
Acts 12:19	“And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode.”

Total Occurrences

Most Frequent Book

Acts

Book Distribution

Acts3

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