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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
414x 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.)
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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 13 times in 13 verses in '1Sa' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:12 - And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 7:1 - And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:13 - And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:14 - But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:2 - But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:11 - Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 21:4 - And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:23 - Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:21 - Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:15 - And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:16 - This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 29:11 - So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:23

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:23 - Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.
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