κουστωδία

koustōdia · guard

Greek word · Strong’s number G2892 · appears 3 times in the Bible

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What it means

koustōdia (κουστωδία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “guard”.

A group of soldiers posted to keep watch.

How to say it

kous·tō·di·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

A group of soldiers set to watch.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Where it appears

Matthew 27:65
Pilate said to them, “You have a guard; go, make it secure as you know how.”
Matthew 27:66
And they went and made the grave secure, sealing the stone, with the guard.
Matthew 28:11
While they were going, look, some of the guard came into the city and reported to the high priests all the things that had happened.