Phylakḗ — G5438

Definition

feminine noun

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

1. in an active sense, a watching, keeping watch
2. like the Latincustodia and more frequently the pluralcustodiae , equivalent to persons keeping watch, a guard, sentinels
3. of the place where captives are kept, a prison
4. 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 , so, previously to the exile, the Israelites also had three watches in a night

Usually translated as

prison, watch, cage, hold, ward, imprison, prisonment

Origin

from G5442

• phylássō (G5442)

Occurrences

Phylakḗ occurs 47 times in 45 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (10), Mark (3), Luke (8), John (1), Acts (16), 2 Corinthians (2), Hebrews (1), 1 Peter (1), Revelation (3)

• Matthew 5:25 — Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison (φυλακὴν).
• Matthew 14:3 — For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison (φυλακῆ) for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
• Matthew 14:10 — And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison (φυλακῆ).
• Matthew 14:25 — And in the fourth watch (φυλακῆ) of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.
• Matthew 18:30 — And he would not: but went and cast him into prison (φυλακὴν), till he should pay the debt.
• Matthew 24:43 — But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch (φυλακῆ) the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
• Matthew 25:36 — Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison (φυλακῆ), and ye came unto me.
• Matthew 25:39 — Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison (φυλακῆ), and came unto thee?
• Matthew 25:43 — I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison (φυλακῆ), and ye visited me not.
• Matthew 25:44 — Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison (φυλακῆ), and did not minister unto thee?
• Mark 6:17 — For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison (φυλακῆ) for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
• Mark 6:27 — And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison (φυλακῆ),
• Mark 6:48 — And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch (φυλακὴν) of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
• Luke 2:8 — And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch (φυλακὰς) over their flock by night.
• Luke 3:20 — Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison (φυλακῆ).
• Luke 12:38 — And if he shall come in the second watch (φυλακῆ), or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
• Luke 12:38 — And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch (φυλακῆ), and find them so, blessed are those servants.
• Luke 12:58 — When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison (φυλακὴν).
• Luke 21:12 — But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons (φυλακὰς), being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake.
• Luke 22:33 — And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison (φυλακὴν), and to death.
• Luke 23:19 — (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison (φυλακὴν).)
• Luke 23:25 — And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison (φυλακὴν), whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.
• John 3:24 — For John was not yet cast into prison (φυλακὴν).
• Acts 5:19 — But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison (φυλακῆς) doors, and brought them forth, and said,
• Acts 5:22 — But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison (φυλακῆ), they returned, and told,
• Acts 5:25 — Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison (φυλακῆ) are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
• Acts 8:3 — As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison (φυλακὴν).
• Acts 12:4 — And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison (φυλακὴν), and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.
• Acts 12:5 — Peter therefore was kept in prison (φυλακῆ): but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
• Acts 12:6 — And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison (φυλακὴν).
• Acts 12:10 — When they were past the first and the second ward (φυλακὴν), they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.
• Acts 12:17 — But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison (φυλακῆς). And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
• Acts 16:23 — And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison (φυλακὴν), charging the jailor to keep them safely:
• Acts 16:24 — Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison (φυλακὴν), and made their feet fast in the stocks.
• Acts 16:27 — And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison (φυλακῆς) doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
• Acts 16:37 — But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison (φυλακὴν); and now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.
• Acts 16:40 — And they went out of the prison (φυλακῆς), and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
• Acts 22:4 — And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons (φυλακὰς) both men and women.
• Acts 26:10 — Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the saints did I shut up in prison (φυλακαῖς), having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them.
• 2 Corinthians 6:5 — In stripes, in imprisonments (φυλακαῖς), in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
• 2 Corinthians 11:23 — Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons (φυλακαῖς) more frequent, in deaths oft.
• Hebrews 11:36 — And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment (φυλακῆς):
• 1 Peter 3:19 — By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison (φυλακῆ);
• Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison (φυλακὴν), that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
• Revelation 18:2 — And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold (φυλακῆ) of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
• Revelation 18:2 — And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage (φυλακῆ) of every unclean and hateful bird.
• Revelation 20:7 — And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison (φυλακῆς),