Greek Word Study
The meaning of “φύλαξ”
Understanding phýlax reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
keeper. - a watcher or sentry
G5441
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
Occurrences in the Bible
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.” Word: φύλαξ (phýlax) | |
| 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.” Word: φύλαξ (phýlax) | |
| 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.” Word: φύλαξ (phýlax) |