φυλακτήριον phulaktērion · G5440

phylactery

φυλακτήριον, -ου, τό ; 1. an outpost, fortification (Thuc., al.). ; 2. a safeguard (Plat.). ; 3. an amulet (Plut., al.); in NT for the Talmudic תְּפִלִּין, a prayer fillet, a phylactery, a small strip of parchment on which portions of the law were written and worn on the forehead and next the heart (cf. Exo.13:16): Mat.23:5.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

φῠλᾰκ-τήριον, τό, ; guarded post, fort, castle, []: especially an outpost communicating with fortifications, []: plural, guardrooms, []; 2 safeguard, security, []: preservative, []; amulet, []; among the Jews φυλακτήρια were small rolls of parchment with texts from the Law written on them, bound to the forehead by persons praying, []; φ. χρυσᾶ, symbols denoting the kingdoms of Upper and Lower Egypt, []; amulet, []; 3 perhaps guard or chain, PLond.unpublished2199.

Where it's used 1 time

Matthew 23:5

Source: TBESG G5440; TFLSJ G5440

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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