φύλαξ, -ακος, ὁ (φυλάσσω), [in LXX for שָׁמַר, צוּר ;] a guard, keeper: Act.5:23 12:6, 19.† (AS)
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G5441 — φυλακτήριος
phulaktērios · guard · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Acts 5:23 · φύλακας“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”Acts 12:6 · φύλακέςOn 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.Acts 12:19 · φύλακαςAfter 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.