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Lexicon :: Strong's G5441 - phylax

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φύλαξ
Transliteration
phylax (Key)
Pronunciation
foo'-lax
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

φύλαξ phýlax, foo'-lax; from G5442; a watcher or sentry:—keeper.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G5441 in the following manner: keeper (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G5441 in the following manner: keeper (3x).

  1. a guard, keeper

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φύλαξ phýlax, foo'-lax; from G5442; a watcher or sentry:—keeper.
STRONGS G5441:
φύλαξ, φυλακός, ὁ (φυλάσσω), a guard, keeper: Acts 5:23; Acts 12:6, 19. (From Homer down; the Sept. for שֹׁמֵר.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
5:23; 12:6; 12:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5441 matches the Greek φύλαξ (phylax),
which occurs 16 times in 14 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:9 - Afterward the LORD asked Cain, “Where is your brother? Where is Abel?”
“I don’t know,” Cain responded. “Am I my brother’s guardian?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:3 - my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.
He is my shield, the power that saves me,
and my place of safety.
He is my refuge, my savior,
the one who saves me from violence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:47

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:47 - “The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock!
May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:3 - The God of Israel spoke.
The Rock of Israel said to me:
‘The one who rules righteously,
who rules in the fear of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:8 - And please give me a letter addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king’s forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.” And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 3:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 3:29 - Next Zadok son of Immer also rebuilt the wall across from his own house, and beyond him was Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the gatekeeper of the East Gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:3 - Let the king appoint agents in each province to bring these beautiful young women into the royal harem at the fortress of Susa. Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the harem, will see that they are all given beauty treatments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:8 - As a result of the king’s decree, Esther, along with many other young women, was brought to the king’s harem at the fortress of Susa and placed in Hegai’s care.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:14 - That evening she was taken to the king’s private rooms, and the next morning she was brought to the second harem,[fn] where the king’s wives lived. There she would be under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would never go to the king again unless he had especially enjoyed her and requested her by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:15 - Esther was the daughter of Abihail, who was Mordecai’s uncle. (Mordecai had adopted his younger cousin Esther.) When it was Esther’s turn to go to the king, she accepted the advice of Hegai, the eunuch in charge of the harem. She asked for nothing except what he suggested, and she was admired by everyone who saw her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:3 - Remember him before your legs—the guards of your house—start to tremble; and before your shoulders—the strong men—stoop. Remember him before your teeth—your few remaining servants—stop grinding; and before your eyes—the women looking through the windows—see dimly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:7 - The night watchmen found me
as they made their rounds.
They beat and bruised me
and stripped off my veil,
those watchmen on the walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:6 - O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen on your walls;
they will pray day and night, continually.
Take no rest, all you who pray to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:11 - Men from Arvad and Helech stood on your walls. Your towers were manned by men from Gammad. Their shields hung on your walls, completing your beauty.
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