STRONGS NUMBER G5441


Word Summary
phylax: a guard, keeper
Original Word: φύλαξ
Transliteration: phylax
Phonetic Spelling: (foo'-lax)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a guard, keeper
Meaning: a guard, keeper
Strong's Concordance
keeper.

From phulasso; a watcher or sentry -- keeper.

see GREEK phulasso

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5441: φύλαξ

φύλαξ, φυλακός, (φυλάσσω), a guard, keeper: Acts 5:23; Acts 12:6, 19. (From Homer down; the Sept. for שֹׁמֵר.)