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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)
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 BoxPsa 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 12:7 - You shall keep them, O LORD,
You shall preserve them from this generation forever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 16:1 - A Michtam of David.

Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:4 - Concerning the works of men,
By the word of Your lips,
I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:8 - Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 18:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:23 - I was also blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:11

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 25:20 - Keep my soul, and deliver me;
Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 34:20

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:28 - For the LORD loves justice,
And does not forsake His saints;
They are preserved forever,
But the descendants of the wicked shall be cut off.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:34 - Wait on the LORD,
And keep His way,
And He shall exalt you to inherit the land;
When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:37 - Mark the blameless man, and observe the upright;
For the future of that man is peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:1 - To the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6 - They gather together,
They hide, they mark my steps,
When they lie in wait for my life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:1 - To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.”[fn] A Michtam of David when Saul sent men, and they watched the house in order to kill him.

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God;
Defend me from those who rise up against me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:9 - I will wait for You, O You his Strength;[fn]
For God is my defense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:10 - For my enemies speak against me;
And those who lie in wait for my life take counsel together,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:10 - They did not keep the covenant of God;
They refused to walk in His law,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:56 - Yet they tested and provoked the Most High God,
And did not keep His testimonies,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:2 - Preserve my life, for I am holy;
You are my God;
Save Your servant who trusts in You!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - My mercy I will keep for him forever,
And My covenant shall stand firm with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:31 - If they break My statutes
And do not keep My commandments,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 97:10 - You who love the LORD, hate evil!
He preserves the souls of His saints;
He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 99:7 - He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar;
They kept His testimonies and the ordinance He gave them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:18 - To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:45 - That they might observe His statutes
And keep His laws.

Praise the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 106:3 - Blessed are those who keep justice,
And he who does[fn] righteousness at all times!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:43

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:43 - Whoever is wise will observe these things,
And they will understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 116:6

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:4 - You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:5 - Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:8

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:9 - BETH
How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to Your word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 119:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:34 - Give me understanding, and I shall keep Your law;
Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:44

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:44 - So shall I keep Your law continually,
Forever and ever.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:55

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:57

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:57 - HETH
You are my portion, O LORD;
I have said that I would keep Your words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60 - I made haste, and did not delay
To keep Your commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:63

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 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 BoxPsa 119:88

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:88 - Revive me according to Your lovingkindness,
So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:101 - I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:106 - I have sworn and confirmed
That I will keep Your righteous judgments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:134 - Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:136

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:136 - Rivers of water run down from my eyes,
Because men do not keep Your law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:146

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:146 - I cry out to You;
Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:158

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:158 - I see the treacherous, and am disgusted,
Because they do not keep Your word.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:167

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:167 - My soul keeps Your testimonies,
And I love them exceedingly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:168

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:168 - I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies,
For all my ways are before You.

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