Greek word study
φυλακή G5438
- Transliteration
- phylakḗ
- KJV glosses
- cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch
Lexical summary
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person
figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person
figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information