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φυλάσσω

phulassōto keep/guard: observeHow to read Greek
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Definition

φυλάσσω

[in LXX chiefly and very frequently for שָׁמַר, also for נָצַר, etc. ;]

to guard, watch;

(a) to guard or watch: with cogn. accusative, φυλακάς, Luke 2:8; with accusative of person(s), Acts 12:4; 28:16; pass., Luke 8:29, Acts 23:35; with accusative of thing(s), Acts 22:20;

(b) to guard or protect: with accusative, Luke 11:21, John 12:25; 17:12, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, 1 Timothy 6:20, 2 Timothy 1:12; 1:14, 2 Peter 2:5; ἑαυτὸν ἀπό, 1 John 5:21 (Westc., in l); metaphorically of law, precept, etc., to keep, preserve, observe: Matthew 19:20, Luke 11:28; 18:21, John 12:47, Acts 7:53; 16:4; 21:24, Romans 2:26, Galatians 6:13, 1 Timothy 5:21. Mid., to be on one's guard (against), keep oneself from, beware of: with accusative, Acts 21:25, 2 Timothy 4:15; before ἀπό., Luke 12:15; ἵνα μή, 2 Peter 3:17; as in LXX (Exodus 12:17, Leviticus 18:4, al.), of laws, etc., to keep, observe: ταῦτα πάντα, Mark 10:20 (cf. δια-φυάσσω).

Synonyms: τηρέω, q.v

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

31 total
  1. Matthew 19:20ἐφύλαξα · I have kept
    “All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
  2. Mark 10:20ἐφυλαξάμην · I have kept
    “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
  3. Luke 2:8φυλάσσοντες · keeping
    And there were shepherds residing in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks by night.
  4. Luke 8:29φυλασσόμενος · with
    For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
  5. Luke 11:21φυλάσσῃ · guards
    When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.
  6. Luke 11:28φυλάσσοντες · obey it
    But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
  7. Luke 12:15φυλάσσεσθε · Guard yourselves
    And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
  8. Luke 18:21ἐφύλαξα · I have kept
    “All these I have kept from my youth,” he said.
  9. John 12:25φυλάξει · will keep
    Whoever loves his life will lose it, but whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
  10. John 12:47φυλάξῃ · keep [them]
    As for anyone who hears My words and does not keep them, I do not judge him. For I have not come to judge the world, but to save the world.
  11. John 17:12ἐφύλαξα · preserved
    While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
  12. Acts 7:53ἐφυλάξατε · have not kept [it]
    …you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
  13. Acts 12:4φυλάσσειν · to be guarded
    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.
  14. Acts 16:4φυλάσσειν · to obey
    As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
  15. Acts 21:24φυλάσσων · in obedience
    Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
  16. Acts 21:25φυλάσσεσθαι · must abstain
    As for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality.”
  17. Acts 22:20φυλάσσων · watching over
    And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
  18. Acts 23:35φυλάσσεσθαι · be kept under guard
    …he said, “I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s Praetorium.
  19. Acts 28:16φυλάσσοντι · to guard
    When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
  20. Romans 2:26φυλάσσῃ · keeps
    If a man who is not circumcised keeps the requirements of the law, will not his uncircumcision be regarded as circumcision?
  21. Galatians 6:13φυλάσσουσιν · keep
    For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
  22. 2 Thessalonians 3:3φυλάξει · guard
    But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
  23. 1 Timothy 5:21φυλάξῃς · maintain
    I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
  24. 1 Timothy 6:20φύλαξον · guard
    O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
  25. 2 Timothy 1:12φυλάξαι · to guard
    For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
  26. 2 Timothy 1:14φύλαξον · Guard
    Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
  27. 2 Timothy 4:15φυλάσσου · should beware of
    You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message.
  28. 2 Peter 2:5ἐφύλαξεν · preserved
    …if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
  29. 2 Peter 3:17φυλάσσεσθε · be on your guard
    Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
  30. 1 John 5:21φυλάξατε · keep
    Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
  31. Jude 1:24φυλάξαι · to keep
    Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—