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φυλακή

phulakēprison/watch: prisonHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine47 occurrences9 books45 verses

Definition

φυλακή, -ῆς, ἡ

(φυλάσσω) [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁמֶרֶת and cogn. forms, also for כֶּלֶא etc. ;]

(a) actively, a guarding, guard, watch (Hom., Plat., Xen., al.): cogn. accusative, φυλάσσειν φυλακάς, to keep watch, Luke 2:8;

(b) of those who keep watch (as also Lat. custodia), a guard; pl., sentinels, a guard (Hom., al.): Acts 12:10;

(with) of the place where persons are kept under guard, a prison (Hdt., Thuc., al.): Matthew 14:10, Mark 6:17, Luke 3:20, Acts 5:19, 2 Corinthians 6:5, 1 Peter 3:19, Revelation 18:2, al.;

(d) of the time during which guard was kept by night (Lest. vigilia; Anthol.), a watch: Matthew 14:25; 24:43, Mark 6:48, Luke 12:38

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as φυλακή:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

47 total
  1. Matthew 5:25φυλακὴν · prison
    Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
  2. Matthew 14:3φυλακῇ · prison
    Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
  3. Matthew 14:10φυλακῇ · prison
    …and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.
  4. Matthew 14:25φυλακῇ · watch
    During the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea.
  5. Matthew 18:30φυλακὴν · prison
    But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
  6. Matthew 24:43φυλακῇ · watch of the night
    But understand this: If the homeowner had known in which watch of the night the thief was coming, he would have kept watch and would not have let his house be broken into.
  7. Matthew 25:36φυλακῇ · prison
    I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’
  8. Matthew 25:39φυλακῇ · prison
    When did we see You sick or in prison and visit You?’
  9. Matthew 25:43φυλακῇ · prison
    I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’
  10. Matthew 25:44φυλακῇ · prison
    And they too will reply, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’
  11. Mark 6:17φυλακῇ · [and] imprisoned
    For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
  12. Mark 6:27φυλακῇ · prison
    So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
  13. Mark 6:48φυλακὴν · watch
    He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
  14. Luke 2:8φυλακὰς · watch
    And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
  15. Luke 3:20φυλακῇ · prison
    Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
  16. Luke 12:38φυλακῇ · watch of the night
    Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
  17. Luke 12:58φυλακήν · prison
    Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
  18. Luke 21:12φυλακάς · prisons
    But before all this, they will seize you and persecute you. On account of My name they will deliver you to the synagogues and prisons, and they will bring you before kings and governors.
  19. Luke 22:33φυλακὴν · prison
    “Lord,” said Peter, “I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death.”
  20. Luke 23:19φυλακῇ
    (Barabbas had been imprisoned for an insurrection in the city, and for murder.)
  21. Luke 23:25φυλακὴν
    As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.
  22. John 3:24φυλακὴν · prison
    (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
  23. Acts 5:19φυλακῆς · jail
    But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
  24. Acts 5:22φυλακῇ · jail
    But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:
  25. Acts 5:25φυλακῇ · jail
    Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
  26. Acts 8:3φυλακήν · prison
    But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
  27. Acts 12:4φυλακήν · prison
    He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
  28. Acts 12:5φυλακῇ · prison
    So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.
  29. Acts 12:6φυλακήν · prison
    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.
  30. Acts 12:10φυλακὴν · guards
    They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
  31. Acts 12:17φυλακῆς · prison
    Peter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
  32. Acts 16:23φυλακήν · prison
    And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.
  33. Acts 16:24φυλακὴν · cell
    On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
  34. Acts 16:27φυλακῆς · prison
    When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
  35. Acts 16:37φυλακήν · prison
    But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”
  36. Acts 16:40φυλακῆς · prison
    After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.
  37. Acts 22:4φυλακὰς · prison
    I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
  38. Acts 26:10φυλακαῖς · prison
    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  39. 2 Corinthians 6:5φυλακαῖς · imprisonments
    …in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
  40. 2 Corinthians 11:23φυλακαῖς · imprisonments
    Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
  41. Hebrews 11:36φυλακῆς · imprisonment
    Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
  42. 1 Peter 3:19φυλακῇ · prison
    …in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
  43. Revelation 2:10φυλακὴν · prison
    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
  44. Revelation 18:2φυλακὴ · a haunt; φυλακὴ; φυλακὴ
    And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
  45. Revelation 20:7φυλακῆς · prison
    When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison,