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Lexicon :: Strong's G5441 - phylax

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φύλαξ
Transliteration
phylax (Key)
Pronunciation
foo'-lax
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

φύλαξ phýlax, foo'-lax; from G5442; a watcher or sentry:—keeper.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G5441 in the following manner: keeper (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G5441 in the following manner: keeper (3x).
  1. a guard, keeper

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φύλαξ phýlax, foo'-lax; from G5442; a watcher or sentry:—keeper.
STRONGS G5441:
φύλαξ, φυλακός, (φυλάσσω), a guard, keeper: Acts 5:23; Acts 12:6, 19. (From Homer down; the Sept. for שֹׁמֵר.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
5:23; 12:6; 12:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5441 matches the Greek φύλαξ (phylax),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:23 - saying, “We found the jailhouse locked quite securely and the guards G5441 standing at the doors, but we opened it and found no one inside.”
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 -

Now on [fn]the very night when Herod was about to bring him forward, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards G5441 in front of the door were watching over the prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:19 - And when Herod had searched for him and had not found him, he examined the guards G5441 and ordered that they be led away to execution. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and was spending time there.
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