Lexicon phulaké: Guard, watch, prison, custody Original Word: φυλακή Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cage, hold, imprisonment, wardFrom phulasso; 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 -- cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch. see GREEK phulasso NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom phulassó Definition a guarding, guard, watch NASB Translation guard (1), imprisonment (1), imprisonments (2), prison (34), prisons (3), time of the night (1), watch (4). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 5438: φυλακήφυλακή, φυλακῆς, ἡ (φυλάσσω), from Homer down, the Sept. for מִשְׁמֶרֶת, מִשְׁמָר, מַטָּרָה (a prison), כֶּלֶא (enclosure, confinement), guard, watch, i. e. a. in an active sense, a watching, keeping watch: φυλάσσειν φυλακάς, to keep watch, Luke 2:8 (often in the Greek writings from Xenophon, an. 2, 6, 10, etc.; Plato legg. 6, p. 758 d. down; (cf. φυλακάς ἔχειν, etc. from Homer (Iliad 9, 1 etc.) on); often also in the Sept. for מִשְׁמָרות שָׁמַר). b. like the Latincustodia and more frequently the pluralcustodiae (see Klotz, Hdwrbch. (or Harpers' Latin Dict.) under the word), equivalent to persons keeping watch, a guard, sentinels: Acts 12:10 (here A. V. ward) (and very often in secular authors from Homer down). c. of the place where captives are kept, a prison: Matthew 14:10; Matthew 25:36,(39),43f; Mark 6:17, 27(28); Luke 3:20; Luke 21:12; Luke 22:33; Acts 5:19, 22; Acts 8:3; Acts 12:5f, 17; Acts 16:27, 40; Acts 22:4; Acts 26:10; 2 Corinthians 6:5 (here, as in Hebrews 11:36, A. V. imprisonment); 2 Corinthians 11:23; 1 Peter 3:19; Revelation 18:2 (twice; rendered in A. V. hold and cage (R. V. hold)); d. of the time (of night) during which guard was kept, a watch i. e. the period of time during which a part of the guard were on duty, and at the end of which others relieved them. As the earlier Greeks divided the night commonly into three parts (see Liddell and Scott, under the word I. 4), so, previously to the exile, the Israelites also had three watches in a night; subsequently, however, after they became subject to Rome, they adopted the Roman custom of dividing the night into four watches: Matthew 24:43; ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ, τρίτῃ, Luke 12:38; τετάρτῃ, Matthew 14:25; Mark 6:48. Cf. Winer's RWB under the word Nachtwache; (McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia, under the word Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek φυλακή corresponds to several Hebrew terms related to guarding or imprisonment, including מִשְׁמָר (mishmar, Strong's 4929), which denotes a guard or watch, and בֵּית הַסּוֹהַר (beth hassohar, Strong's 1004 and 5470), meaning "house of imprisonment" or "prison." These terms reflect similar themes of confinement and vigilance found in the Old Testament. Usage: In the New Testament, φυλακή is used to describe a physical prison or place of confinement, the act of keeping watch, and metaphorically, a state of being guarded or protected. It appears in various contexts, including literal imprisonment and spiritual vigilance. Context: • Literal Usage: φυλακή is frequently used in the New Testament to describe a physical place of imprisonment. For example, in Matthew 25:36, Jesus speaks of visiting those in prison: "I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me." This usage underscores the physical and social realities of confinement during biblical times. Englishman's Concordance Matthew 5:25 N-AFSGRK: καὶ εἰς φυλακὴν βληθήσῃ NAS: and you be thrown into prison. KJV: thou be cast into prison. INT: and into prison you be cast Matthew 14:3 N-DFS Matthew 14:10 N-DFS Matthew 14:25 N-DFS Matthew 18:30 N-AFS Matthew 24:43 N-DFS Matthew 25:36 N-DFS Matthew 25:39 N-DFS Matthew 25:43 N-DFS Matthew 25:44 N-DFS Mark 6:17 N-DFS Mark 6:27 N-DFS Mark 6:48 N-AFS Luke 2:8 N-AFP Luke 3:20 N-DFS Luke 12:38 N-DFS Luke 12:58 N-AFS Luke 21:12 N-AFP Luke 22:33 N-AFS Luke 23:19 N-DFS Luke 23:25 N-AFS John 3:24 N-AFS Acts 5:19 N-GFS Acts 5:22 N-DFS Acts 5:25 N-DFS Strong's Greek 5438 |
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