GREEK · G3200
μεμβράνα
membrana — parchment
μεμβράνα, -ας, ἡ (Lat. membrana), parchment: 2Ti.4:13.† (AS)
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Parchment
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GREEK · G5440
φυλακτήριον
phulaktērion — phylactery
φυλακτήριον, -ου, τό 1. an outpost, fortification (Thuc., al.). 2. a safeguard (Plat.). 3. an amulet (Plut., al.); in NT for the Talmudic תְּפִלִּין, a prayer fillet, a phylactery, a small strip of parchment on which portions of the law were written and worn on the forehead and next the heart (cf. Exo.13:16): Mat.23:5.† (AS)
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A skin prepared for writing on; so called from Pergamos (q.v.), where this was first done (2 Tim. 4:13).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.