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Lexicon :: Strong's G5438 - phylakē

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φυλακή
Transliteration
phylakē (Key)
Pronunciation
foo-lak-ay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:241,1280

Strong’s Definitions

φυλακή phylakḗ, foo-lak-ay'; from G5442; a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively:—cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's G5438 in the following manner: prison (36x), watch (6x), imprisonment (2x), hold (1x), cage (1x), ward (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's G5438 in the following manner: prison (36x), watch (6x), imprisonment (2x), hold (1x), cage (1x), ward (1x).
  1. guard, watch

    1. a watching, keeping watch

      1. to keep watch

    2. persons keeping watch, a guard, sentinels

    3. of the place where captives are kept, a prison

    4. of the time (of night) during which guard was kept, a watch i.e. a period of time during which part of the guard was on duty, and at the end of which others relieved them. As the earlier Greeks divided the night commonly into three parts, so, previous to the exile, the Israelites also had three watches in a night; subsequently, however, after they became subject to the Romans, they adopted the Roman custom of dividing the night into four watches

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φυλακή phylakḗ, foo-lak-ay'; from G5442; a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively:—cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch.
STRONGS G5438:
φυλακή, φυλακῆς, (φυλάσσω), from Homer down, the Sept. for מִשְׁמֶרֶת, מִשְׁמָר, מַטָּרָה (a prison), כֶּלֶא (enclosure, confinement), guard, watch, i. e.
a. in an active sense, a watching, keeping watch: φυλάσσειν φυλακάς, to keep watch, Luke 2:8 (often in the Greek writings from Xenophon, an. 2, 6, 10, etc.; Plato legg. 6, p. 758 d. down; (cf. φυλακάς ἔχειν, etc. from Homer (Iliad 9, 1 etc.) on); often also in the Sept. for מִשְׁמָרות שָׁמַר).
b. like the Latincustodia and more frequently the pluralcustodiae (see Klotz, Hdwrbch. (or Harpers' Latin Dict.) under the word), equivalent to persons keeping watch, a guard, sentinels: Acts 12:10 (here A. V. ward) (and very often in secular authors from Homer down).
c. of the place where captives are kept, a prison: Matthew 14:10; Matthew 25:36,(39),43f; Mark 6:17, 27(28); Luke 3:20; Luke 21:12; Luke 22:33; Acts 5:19, 22; Acts 8:3; Acts 12:5f, 17; Acts 16:27, 40; Acts 22:4; Acts 26:10; 2 Corinthians 6:5 (here, as in Hebrews 11:36, A. V. imprisonment); 2 Corinthians 11:23; 1 Peter 3:19; Revelation 18:2 (twice; rendered in A. V. hold and cage (R. V. hold)); Rev. 20:7 (Herodotus 3, 152; Thucydides 3, 34; Plutarch, others; the Sept. for מַטָּרָה, כֶּלֶא בֵּית, and הַכֶּלֶא בֵּית, מִשְׁמָר); βάλλειν or τιθέναι τινα εἰς (τήν) φυλακήν or ἐν (τῇ) φυλακή: Matthew 5:25; Matthew 14:3 (R G, others, ἀπέθετο); Matt. 18:30; Luke 12:58; Luke 23:19, 25; John 3:24; Acts 5:25; Acts 8:3 (here παραδιδόναι εἰς φυλακήν); Acts 12:4; 16:23f,37; Revelation 2:10.
d. of the time (of night) during which guard was kept, a watch i. e. the period of time during which a part of the guard were on duty, and at the end of which others relieved them. As the earlier Greeks divided the night commonly into three parts (see Liddell and Scott, under the word I. 4), so, previously to the exile, the Israelites also had three watches in a night; subsequently, however, after they became subject to Rome, they adopted the Roman custom of dividing the night into four watches: Matthew 24:43; ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ, τρίτῃ, Luke 12:38; τετάρτῃ, Matthew 14:25; Mark 6:48. Cf. Winer's RWB under the word Nachtwache; (McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word ; B. D. under the phrase, ).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:25; 14:3; 14:10; 14:25; 18:30; 24:43; 25:36
Mark
6:17; 6:27; 6:48
Luke
2:8; 3:20; 12:38; 12:58; 21:12; 22:33; 23:19; 23:25
John
3:24
Acts
5:19; 5:22; 5:25; 8:3; 8:3; 12:4; 12:5; 12:10; 12:17; 16:23; 16:27; 16:37; 16:40; 22:4; 26:10
2 Corinthians
6:5; 11:23
Hebrews
11:36
1 Peter
3:19
Revelation
2:10; 18:2; 20:7

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5438 matches the Greek φυλακή (phylakē),
which occurs 47 times in 45 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:25 -

“Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him to the court, or your adversary will hand you over to the judge, and the judge to[fn] the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 -

For Herod had arrested John, chained[fn] him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:10 -

So he sent orders and had John beheaded in the prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:25 -

Jesus came toward them walking on the sea very early in the morning.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:30 -

“But he wasn’t willing. Instead, he went and threw him into prison until he could pay what was owed.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:43 -

“But know this: If the homeowner had known what time[fn] the thief was coming, he would have stayed alert and not let his house be broken into.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:36 -

“I was naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you took care of me; I was in prison and you visited me.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:39 -

“When did we see you sick, or in prison, and visit you? ’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:43 -

“I was a stranger and you didn’t take me in; I was naked and you didn’t clothe me, sick and in prison and you didn’t take care of me.’

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 -

“Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help you? ’

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 -

For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:27 -

The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John’s head. So he went and beheaded him in prison,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:48 -

He saw them straining at the oars,[fn] because the wind was against them. Very early in the morning[fn] he came toward them walking on the sea and wanted to pass by them.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:8 -

In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:20 -

Herod added this to everything else ​— ​he locked up John in prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:38 -

“If he comes in the middle of the night, or even near dawn,[fn] and finds them alert, blessed are those servants.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 -

“As you are going with your adversary to the ruler, make an effort to settle with him on the way. Then he won’t drag you before the judge, the judge hand you over to the bailiff, and the bailiff throw you into prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 -

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you. They will hand you over to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:33 -

“Lord,” he told him, “I’m ready to go with you both to prison and to death.”

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19 -

(He had been thrown into prison for a rebellion that had taken place in the city, and for murder.)

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 -

and released the one they were asking for, who had been thrown into prison for rebellion and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:24 -

since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:19 -

But an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail during the night, brought them out, and said,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:22 -

But when the servants[fn] got there, they did not find them in the jail; so they returned and reported,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:25 -

Someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in jail are standing in the temple and teaching the people.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:3 -

Saul, however, was ravaging the church. He would enter house after house, drag off men and women, and put them in prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:4 -

After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:5 -

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying fervently to God for him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 -

When Herod was about to bring him out for trial, that very night Peter, bound with two chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while the sentries in front of the door guarded the prison.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 -

After they passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them by itself. They went outside and passed one street, and suddenly the angel left him.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 -

Motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he described to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Tell these things to James and the brothers,” he said, and he left and went to another place.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:23 -

After they had severely flogged them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to guard them carefully.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:24 -

Receiving such an order, he put them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:27 -

When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was going to kill himself, since he thought the prisoners had escaped.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37 -

But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without a trial, although we are Roman citizens, and threw us in jail. And now are they going to send us away secretly? Certainly not! On the contrary, let them come themselves and escort us out.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:40 -

After leaving the jail, they came to Lydia’s house, where they saw and encouraged the brothers and sisters, and departed.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:4 -

“I persecuted this Way to the death, arresting and putting both men and women in jail,

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:10 -

“I actually did this in Jerusalem, and I locked up many of the saints in prison, since I had received authority for that from the chief priests. When they were put to death, I was in agreement against them.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:5 -

by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:23 -

Are they servants of Christ? I’m talking like a madman ​— ​I’m a better one: with far more labors, many more imprisonments, far worse beatings, many times near death.

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:36 -

Others experienced mockings and scourgings, as well as bonds and imprisonment.

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:19 -

in which[fn] he also went and made proclamation to the spirits in prison

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 -

“Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown[fn] of life.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 -

He called out in a mighty voice:

It has fallen,[fn]

Babylon the Great has fallen!

She has become a home for demons,

a haunt for every unclean spirit,

a haunt for every unclean bird,

and a haunt[fn] for every unclean and despicable beast.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:7 -

When the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison

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