G5438 φυλακή
Strong's Greek Concordance · 50 KJV occurrences
φυλακή
phylakḗ
Definition
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
KJV Renderings
cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch
Derivation / Etymology
from G5442 (φυλάσσω);
Sample KJV Verses (8 of 50)
- Matthew 5:25Agree 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.
- Matthew 24:43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
- Mark 6:27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
- Luke 12:38And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
- John 3:24For John was not yet cast into prison.
- Acts 12:5Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.
- Acts 16:27And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep, and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been fled.
- 2 Corinthians 11:23Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.