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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)
Dictionary Aids

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.)
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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 65 times in 62 verses in 'Psa' in the LXX Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Psa 12:7–Psa 119:168)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:7 - You, O LORD, will keep them;
you will guard us[fn] from this generation forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:1 - A Miktam[fn] of David.
Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips
I have avoided the ways of the violent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:8 - Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me in the shadow of your wings,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:21 - For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:23 - I was blameless before him,
and I kept myself from my guilt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:11 - Moreover, by them is your servant warned;
in keeping them there is great reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:20 - He keeps all his bones;
not one of them is broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:28 - For the LORD loves justice;
he will not forsake his saints.
They are preserved forever,
but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34 - Wait for the LORD and keep his way,
and he will exalt you to inherit the land;
you will look on when the wicked are cut off.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:37 - Mark the blameless and behold the upright,
for there is a future for the man of peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:1 - To the choirmaster: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
I said, “I will guard my ways,
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle,
so long as the wicked are in my presence.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6 - They stir up strife, they lurk;
they watch my steps,
as they have waited for my life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:1 - To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam[fn] of David, when Saul sent men to watch his house in order to kill him.
Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
protect me from those who rise up against me;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:9 - O my Strength, I will watch for you,
for you, O God, are my fortress.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:10 - For my enemies speak concerning me;
those who watch for my life consult together

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:10 - They did not keep God’s covenant,
but refused to walk according to his law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:56

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56 - Yet they tested and rebelled against the Most High God
and did not keep his testimonies,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 86:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:2 - Preserve my life, for I am godly;
save your servant, who trusts in you—you are my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - My steadfast love I will keep for him forever,
and my covenant will stand firm[fn] for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 89:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:31 - if they violate my statutes
and do not keep my commandments,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 97:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:10 - O you who love the LORD, hate evil!
He preserves the lives of his saints;
he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 99:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:7 - In the pillar of the cloud he spoke to them;
they kept his testimonies
and the statute that he gave them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:18 - to those who keep his covenant
and remember to do his commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 - that they might keep his statutes
and observe his laws.
Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 106:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:3 - Blessed are they who observe justice,
who do righteousness at all times!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:43 - Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things;
let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 116:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:6 - The LORD preserves the simple;
when I was brought low, he saved me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:4 - You have commanded your precepts
to be kept diligently.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - Oh that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8 - I will keep your statutes;
do not utterly forsake me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9 - Beth
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:17 - Gimel
Deal bountifully with your servant,
that I may live and keep your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:34 - Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:44 - I will keep your law continually,
forever and ever,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:55

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:55 - I remember your name in the night, O LORD,
and keep your law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:57 - Heth
The LORD is my portion;
I promise to keep your words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:60

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60 - I hasten and do not delay
to keep your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:63

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:63 - I am a companion of all who fear you,
of those who keep your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:67

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:67 - Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:88

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:88 - In your steadfast love give me life,
that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:101

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101 - I hold back my feet from every evil way,
in order to keep your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:106

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106 - I have sworn an oath and confirmed it,
to keep your righteous rules.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:134

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Redeem me from man’s oppression,
that I may keep your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:136

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:136 - My eyes shed streams of tears,
because people do not keep your law.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:146

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:146 - I call to you; save me,
that I may observe your testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:158

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:158 - I look at the faithless with disgust,
because they do not keep your commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:167

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:167 - My soul keeps your testimonies;
I love them exceedingly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:168

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:168 - I keep your precepts and testimonies,
for all my ways are before you.

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