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φυλακτήριος

phulaktēriosguardHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences1 book3 verses

Definition

φύλαξ, -ακος, ὁ

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

a guard, keeper: Acts 5:23; 12:6, 19.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

3 total
  1. Acts 5:23φύλακας · 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 12:6φύλακές · sentries
    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.
  3. Acts 12:19φύλακας · 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.