TBESG · G5441
φυλακτήριος · phulaktērios · guard
φύλαξ, -ακος, ὁ (φυλάσσω), [in LXX for שָׁמַר, צוּר ;] a guard, keeper: Act.5:23 12:6, 19.† (AS)
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phulaktērios G5441
φυλακτήριος (phulaktērios) means “guard” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
φυλακτήριος Greek · G5441 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses
Pronunciation guide: foo'-lax Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
a guard, keeper, sentinel.
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
How translators render G5441
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| guards | 2 |
| sentries | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the keepers | 3 |
Verses containing G5441
Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Acts 5:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”
Read word by word - Acts 12:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
On the night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, with sentries standing guard at the entrance to the prison.
Read word by word - Acts 12:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.
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