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Lexicon :: Strong's G5442 - phylassō

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φυλάσσω
Transliteration
phylassō (Key)
Pronunciation
foo-las'-so
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from φυλή (G5443) through the idea of isolation
mGNT
31x in 20 unique form(s) TR
30x in 20 unique form(s) LXX
416x in 79 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:236,1280

Strong’s Definitions

φυλάσσω phylássō, foo-las'-so; probably from G5443 through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally or figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid:—beware, keep (self), observe, save. Compare G5083.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's G5442 in the following manner: keep (23x), observe (2x), beware (2x), keep (one's) self (1x), save (1x), be ... ware (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's G5442 in the following manner: keep (23x), observe (2x), beware (2x), keep (one's) self (1x), save (1x), be ... ware (1x).

  1. to guard

    1. to watch, keep watch

    2. to guard or watch, have an eye upon: lest he escape

    3. to guard a person (or thing) that he may remain safe

      1. lest he suffer violence, be despoiled, etc. to protect

      2. to protect one from a person or thing

      3. to keep from being snatched away, preserve safe and unimpaired

      4. to guard from being lost or perishing

      5. to guard one's self from a thing

    4. to guard i.e. care for, take care not to violate

      1. to observe

  2. to observe for one's self something to escape

    1. to avoid, shun flee from

    2. to guard for one's self (i.e. for one's safety's sake) so as not to violate, i.e. to keep, observe (the precepts of the Mosaic law)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φυλάσσω phylássō, foo-las'-so; probably from G5443 through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally or figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid:—beware, keep (self), observe, save. Compare G5083.
STRONGS G5442:
φυλάσσω; future φυλάξω; 1 aorist ἐφύλαξα; middle, present φυλάσσομαι; 1 aorist ἐφυλαξάμην; present passive φυλάσσομαι; from Homer down; the Sept. times too many to count for שָׁמַר, occasionally for נָצַר (etc.):
1. Active, to guard (Latin custodio); i. e.,
a. to watch, to keep watch: with φυλακήν, added, Luke 2:8 (see φυλακή, a.).
b. to guard or watch, have an eye upon: τινα, one, lest he escape, Acts 12:4; Acts 28:16; passive, Acts 23:35; Luke 8:29; τί, anything, lest it be carried off: τά ἱμάτια, Acts 22:20.
c. to guard a person (or thing) that he may remain safe, i. e. lest he suffer violence, be despoiled, etc., equivalent to to protect: τήν αὐλήν, Luke 11:21; ἀπό τίνος, to protect one from a person or thing, 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (see πονηρός, p. 531a) (Xenophon, Cyril 1, 4, 7; Psalm 140:9 (Ps. 141:9); cf. Buttmann, § 147, 3; (Winer's Grammar, 223 (209))); τήν παραθήκην (or παρακαταθήκην), to keep from being snatched away, preserve safe and unimpaired, 1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 1:14; with the addition of εἰς τινα ἡμέραν, i. e. that it may be forthcoming on that day, 2 Timothy 1:12; to guard from being lost or perishing, i. e. (with the predominant idea of a happy issue), to preserve: τινα, John 17:12 (where ἐφύλαξα is explained by the following οὐδείς ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀπώλετο (cf. τηρέω, at the end)); 2 Peter 2:5; τινα with a predicate accusative, Jude 1:24; φυλάξει (opposed to ἀπολέσει) τήν ψυχήν εἰς ζωήν αἰών. i. e. will keep it with the result that lie will have life eternal, John 12:25; ἑαυτόν ἀπό τόν to guard oneself from a thing, 1 John 5:21 (where cf. Westcott).
d. to guard, i. e. to care for, take care not to violate; to observe: τόν νόμον, Acts 7:53; Acts 21:24; Galatians 6:13 (Leviticus 19:37, etc.; Sophocles Trach. 616; others; νόμους, Xenophon, Hell. 1, 7, 30; Plato, de rep. 6, p. 484 b.; polit., p. 292 a.); single precepts of the Mosaic law, Matthew 19:20 L T Tr WH; Mark 10:20 Lachmann; Luke 18:21 L T Tr text WH; (τά δικαιώματα τοῦ νόμου, Romans 2:26); τόν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, Luke 11:28; τά ῤήματα of Jesus, John 12:47 L T Tr WH; apostolic directions, Acts 16:4; 1 Timothy 5:21.
2. Middle
a. to observe for oneself something to escape, i. e. to avoid, shun, flee from: by a use common in Greek writings from Aeschylus and Herodotus down, with an accusative of the object, τί, Acts 21:25 (A. V. keep themselves from); τινα, 2 Timothy 4:15 (A. V. be thou ware of); ἀπό τίνος, to keep oneself from a thing, Luke 12:15 (Xenophon, Cyril 2, 3, 9; (Hell. 7, 2, 10)); ἵνα μή, 2 Peter 3:17 (ὅπως μή, Xenophon, mem. 1, 2, 37; other examples in Passow, under the word, p. 2360{a}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, C. II.)).
b. by a usage foreign to Greek writings but very frequent in the Sept. (cf. Winers Grammar, 253 (238)), to guard for oneself (i. e. for one's safety's sake) so as not to violate, i. e. to keep, observe: ταῦτα πάντα (the precepts of the Mosaic law), Matthew 19:20 R G; Mark 10:20 R G T Tr WH; Luke 18:21 R G Tr marginal reading (Exodus 12:17; Leviticus 18:4; Leviticus 20:8, 22; Leviticus 26:3, and many other passages). (Compare: διαφυλάσσω. Synonym: see τηρέω, at the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
12:17
Leviticus
18:4; 19:37; 20:8; 20:22; 26:3
Psalms
140:9; 141:9
Matthew
19:20; 19:20
Mark
10:20; 10:20
Luke
2:8; 8:29; 11:21; 11:28; 12:15; 18:21; 18:21
John
12:25; 12:47; 17:12
Acts
7:53; 12:4; 16:4; 21:24; 21:25; 22:20; 23:35; 28:16
Romans
2:26
Galatians
6:13
2 Thessalonians
3:3
1 Timothy
5:21; 6:20
2 Timothy
1:12; 1:14; 4:15
2 Peter
2:5; 3:17
1 John
5:21
Jude
1:24

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5442 matches the Greek φυλάσσω (phylassō),
which occurs 416 times in 398 verses in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 8 (Gen 2:15–Num 6:24)

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Then Yahweh God took the man and [fn]set him in the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 3:24 - So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to [fn]guard the way to the tree of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 18:19 - “For I have [fn]known him, so that he may command his children and his household after him, that they keep the way of Yahweh to do righteousness and justice, so that Yahweh may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:5 - because Abraham listened to My voice and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:31 - So he said, “What shall I give you?” And Jacob said, “You shall not give me anything. If you will do this one thing for me, I will again pasture and keep your flock:

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:24 - And God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream of the night and said to him, “[fn]Beware lest you speak to Jacob either good or bad.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:29 - “It is in my hand to do evil against you, but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘[fn]Beware of speaking either good or evil to Jacob.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 41:35

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:35 - “Then let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and let them store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh’s authority, and let them keep watch over it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:36 - “And let the food be appointed for the land for the seven years of famine which will happen in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not be cut off during the famine.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:17 - ‘You shall also keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread, for on this very day I brought your hosts out of the land of Egypt; therefore you shall keep this day throughout your generations as [fn]a perpetual statute.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:24 - “And you shall keep this event as a statute for you and your children forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:25 - “And it will be, when you enter the land which Yahweh will give you, as He has [fn]promised, you shall keep this new [fn]slavery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 13:10 - “Therefore, you shall keep this statute at its appointed time from [fn]year to year.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 15:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 15:26 - And He said, “If you will earnestly listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, Yahweh, am your healer.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 19:5 - ‘So now then, if you will indeed listen to My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My treasured possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:6

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but showing lovingkindness to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:7

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“If a man gives his neighbor money or goods to keep for him and it is stolen from the man’s house, if the thief is [fn]caught, he shall pay double.

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“If a man gives his neighbor a donkey, an ox, a sheep, or any animal to keep for him, and it dies or is injured or is driven away while no one is looking,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:13 - “Now concerning everything which I have said to you, beware; and do not mention the name of other gods, nor let them be heard [fn]from your mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:15 - “You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread; for seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, as I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month Abib, for in it you came out of Egypt. And [fn]none shall appear before Me empty-handed.

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“Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to keep you along the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:22 - “But if you truly listen to his voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:13 - “But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely keep My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am Yahweh who makes you holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:14 - ‘Therefore you shall keep the sabbath, for it is holy to you. Everyone who profanes it shall surely be put to death; for whoever does any work on it, that person shall be cut off from among his people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:16 - ‘So the sons of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to [fn]celebrate the sabbath throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant.’

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“You shall keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days you shall eat unleavened bread, which I commanded you, at the appointed time in the month of Abib, for in the month of Abib you came out of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:35 - “At the doorway of the tent of meeting, moreover, you shall remain day and night for seven days and keep the charge of Yahweh, so that you will not die, for so I have been commanded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:4 - ‘You are to do My judgments and keep My statutes, to walk in them; I am Yahweh your God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:5 - ‘So you shall keep My statutes and My judgments, which if a man does them, he shall live by them; I am Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:26 - ‘But as for you, you shall keep My statutes and My judgments and shall not do any of these abominations, neither the native nor the sojourner who sojourns among you

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:30 - ‘Thus you are to keep My charge, that you do not do any of the abominable statutes which have been done before you, so as not to defile yourselves with them; I am Yahweh your God.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:3 - ‘Every one of you shall fear his mother and his father, and you shall keep My sabbaths; I am Yahweh your God.

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‘You are to keep My statutes. You shall not breed together two kinds of your cattle; you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed nor wear a garment upon you of two kinds of material mixed together.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:30 - ‘You shall keep My sabbaths and fear My sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:37 - ‘You shall thus keep all My statutes and all My judgments and do them; I am Yahweh.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:8 - ‘And you shall keep My statutes and do them; I am Yahweh who makes you holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 20:22

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‘You shall therefore keep all My statutes and all My judgments and do them, so that the land to which I am bringing you to [fn]inhabit will not vomit you out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:9 - ‘They shall therefore keep My charge so that they will not bear sin because of it and die thereby because they profane it; I am Yahweh who makes them holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:31

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:31 - “So you shall keep My commandments and do them; I am Yahweh.

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‘You shall thus observe My statutes and keep My judgments, so as to do them, that you may live securely on the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:2 - ‘You shall keep My sabbaths and fear My sanctuary; I am Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:3 - ‘If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to do them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:53

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:53 - “But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony so that there will be no wrath on the congregation of the sons of Israel. So the Levites shall keep charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:7 - “And they shall keep his responsibility and the responsibility for the whole congregation before the tent of meeting, to perform the service of the tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:8 - “They shall also keep all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, along with the responsibility of the sons of Israel, to perform the service of the [fn]tabernacle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:10 - “So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons that they may keep their priesthood, but the [fn]outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:28 - In the numbering of every male from a month old and upward, there were 8,600, keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 3:32

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 3:32 - and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest was the chief of the leaders of Levi and had the oversight of those who keep the responsibility of the sanctuary.

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Now those who were to camp before the tabernacle eastward, before the tent of meeting toward the sunrise, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the responsibility of the sanctuary for the responsibility of the sons of Israel; but the [fn]outsider coming near was to be put to death.

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Yahweh bless you, and keep you;


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