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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)
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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, ἡ (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, ).
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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

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:25 - Reach agreement quickly with your accuser while on the way to court, or he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the warden, and you will be thrown into prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:3 - For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:10 - So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:25 - As the night was ending, Jesus came to them walking on the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:30 - But he refused. Instead, he went out and threw him in prison until he repaid the debt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:43 - But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what time of night the thief was coming, he would have been alert and would not have let his house be broken into.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:36 - I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:39

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:39 - When did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:43

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:43 - I was a stranger and you did not receive me as a guest, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 25:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 25:44 - Then they too will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not give you whatever you needed?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:17 - For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because Herod had married her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:27 - So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:48 - He saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, he came to them walking on the sea, for he wanted to pass by them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:8 - Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:20 - Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:38

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:38 - Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, blessed are those slaves!

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:58

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:58 - As you are going with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, so that he will not drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:12 - But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you, handing you over to the synagogues and prisons. You will be brought before kings and governors because of my name.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:33 - But Peter said to him, "Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:19 - (This was a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city, and for murder.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:25 - He released the man they asked for, who had been thrown in prison for insurrection and murder. But he handed Jesus over to their will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:24 - (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:19 - But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:22

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:22 - But the officers who came for them did not find them in the prison, so they returned and reported,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:25

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:25 - But someone came and reported to them, "Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts and teaching the people!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:3 - But Saul was trying to destroy the church; entering one house after another, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:4 - When he had seized him, he put him in prison, handing him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him. Herod planned to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:5 - So Peter was kept in prison, but those in the church were earnestly praying to God for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:6 - On that very night before Herod was going to bring him out for trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:10 - After they had passed the first and second guards, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them by itself, and they went outside and walked down one narrow street, when at once the angel left him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:17 - He motioned to them with his hand to be quiet and then related how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, "Tell James and the brothers these things," and then he left and went to another place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:23 - After they had beaten them severely, they threw them into prison and commanded the jailer to guard them securely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:24 - Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:27

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 about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:37

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:37 - But Paul said to the police officers, "They had us beaten in public without a proper trial - even though we are Roman citizens - and they threw us in prison. And now they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! They themselves must come and escort us out!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 16:40

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:40 - When they came out of the prison, they entered Lydia's house, and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and then departed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:4 - I persecuted this Way even to the point of death, tying up both men and women and putting them in prison,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 26:10 - And that is what I did in Jerusalem: Not only did I lock up many of the saints in prisons by the authority I received from the chief priests, but I also cast my vote against them when they were sentenced to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:5 - in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in troubles, in sleepless nights, in hunger,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 11:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:23 - Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:36

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:36 - And others experienced mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 3:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 3:19 - In it he went and preached to the spirits in prison,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 - Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 18:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 18:2 - He shouted with a powerful voice: "Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detested beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:7 - Now when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be released from his prison
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