φυλάσσω phulassō · G5442G
to keep/guard: observe
φυλάσσω ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for שָׁמַר, also for נָצַר, etc. ; ] ; to guard, watch; (a) to guard or watch: with cogn. accusative, φυλακάς, Luk.2:8; with accusative of person(s), Act.12:4 28:16; pass., Luk.8:29, Act.23:35; with accusative of thing(s), Act.22:20; (b) to guard or protect: with accusative, Luk.11:21, Jhn.12:25 17:12, 2Th.3:3, 1Ti.6:20, 2Ti.1:12 1:14, 2Pe.2:5; ἑαυτὸν ἀπό, 1Jn.5:21 (Westc., in l); metaphorically of law, precept, etc., to keep, preserve, observe: Mat.19:20, Luk.11:28 18:21, Jhn.12:47, Act.7:53 16:4 21:24, Rom.2:26, Gal.6:13, 1Ti.5:21. Mid., to be on one's guard (against), keep oneself from, beware of: with accusative, Act.21:25, 2Ti.4:15; before …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
φῠλάσσω, ; Attic dialect φυλάττω, Epic dialect infinitive φυλασσέμεναι []; poetry imperfect φύλασσε []: future φυλάξω []aorist ἐφύλαξα, Epic dialect φύλ- []: perfect πεφύλᾰχα []:—middle, future -άξομαι[]; also in passive sense, []: aorist ἐφυλαξάμην []:—passive, future -αχθήσομαι[]: aorist ἐφυλάχθην []: perfect πεφύλαγμαι []; imperative, only in middle sense in early writers, πεφύλαξο []; participle, []; A absolutely, keep watch and ward, keep guard, especially by night, ἀνίη καὶ τὸ φυλάσσειν …
Where it's used 11 times
Matthew 19:20 · Mark 10:20 · Luke 11:28 · Luke 18:21 · John 12:47 · Acts 7:53 · Acts 16:4 · Acts 21:24 · Romans 2:26 · Galatians 6:13 · 1 Timothy 5:21
Source: TBESG G5442G; TFLSJ G5442G
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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