φύλαξ
phylax · guard
Greek word · Strong’s number G5441 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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phylax (φύλαξ) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “guard”.
Sentry.
How to say it
phy·lax
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 soldier watching a gate or a prisoner.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Acts 5:23
saying, “We found the prison locked with all security and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
- Acts 12:6
And when Herod was about to bring him out, on that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door were keeping watch over the prison.
- Acts 12:19
And Herod, after searching for him and not finding him, examined the guards and ordered them to be led away; and going down from Judea to Caesarea, he stayed there.