φυλάσσω phulassō · G5442I

to keep/guard: protect

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 15 times

Luke 2:8 · Luke 12:15 · John 12:25 · John 17:12 · Acts 21:25 · Acts 22:20 · 2 Thessalonians 3:3 · 1 Timothy 6:20 · 2 Timothy 1:12 · 2 Timothy 1:14 · 2 Timothy 4:15 · 2 Peter 2:5 · 2 Peter 3:17 · 1 John 5:21 · Jude 1:24

Source: TBESG G5442I; TFLSJ G5442I

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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