φυλακή phulakē · G5438H

prison/watch: watch

φυλακή, -ῆς, ἡ; (φυλάσσω) [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁמֶרֶת and cogn. forms, also for כֶּלֶא etc. ; ] ; (a) actively, a guarding, guard, watch (Hom., Plat., Xen., al.): cogn. accusative, φυλάσσειν φυλακάς, to keep watch, Luk.2:8; (b) of those who keep watch (as also Lat. custodia), a guard; pl., sentinels, a guard (Hom., al.): Act.12:10; (with) of the place where persons are kept under guard, a prison (Hdt., Thuc., al.): Mat.14:10, Mrk.6:17, Luk.3:20, Act.5:19, 2Co.6:5, 1Pe.3:19, Rev.18:2, al.; (d) of the time during which guard was kept by night (Lest. vigilia; Anthol.), a watch: Mat.14:25 24:43, Mrk.6:48, Luk.12:38 ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φῠλᾰκ-ή, ἡ, ; (φύλαξ) watching or guarding, especially by night, φυλακῆς μνήσασθε []; φυλακὰς ἔχειν keep watch and ward, []; φ. κατέχειν []; φυλακὴ ἔχει αὐτόν watching engages him, variant in [] tell an unarmed man to stand on the defensive, i.e. to give commands that cannot be obeyed, []; ὅπως ἀφανὴς εἴη ἡ φ. that there might be nothing visible to watch, []; φυλακὰς φυλάξειν keep watch and ward, []; φυλακὰς καταστήσασθαι, κατασκευάσασθαι, []; 2 watch or guard, of persons, []; φ. τοῦ σώματος a …

Where it's used 6 times

Matthew 14:25 · Matthew 24:43 · Mark 6:48 · Luke 2:8 · Luke 12:38 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G5438H; TFLSJ G5438H

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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