Greek word · G5441

φυλακτήριος

phylaktērios

guard

Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·

What it means

φύλαξ, -ακος, ὁ

(φυλάσσω), [in LXX for שָׁמַר, צוּר ;]

a guard, keeper: Acts 5:23 12:6, 19.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Acts · 3

  1. Acts 5:23 φύλακας guards

    “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

  2. Acts 12:6 φύλακές guards

    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.

    Here: Sentries posted outside. They are a further layer of security beyond the two soldiers chained to Peter.

  3. Acts 12:19 φύλακας guards

    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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