φυλακή

phylakḗ · Greek · Strong's G5438 · 46 occurrences

The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew and Greek words as “ward”

What it means

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

from G5442 (φυλάσσω);

How the KJV renders it

cage, hold, imprison, ward, watch

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“ward”

also renders theós (G2316), éxōthen (G1855), éxō (G1854), ésō (G2080), ʼâchôwr (H268), kên (H3651), mizrâch (H4217), mishmâr (H4929), mishmereth (H4931), pᵉqiduth (H6488), tsâphôwn (H6828), qedem (H6924), têymân (H8486)

“watch”

also renders koustōdía (G2892), tēréō (G5083), agrypnéō (G69), agrypnía (G70), paratēréō (G3906), nḗphō (G3525), grēgoreúō (G1127), ʼashmurâh (H821), mishmâr (H4929), mishmereth (H4931), qûwts (H6974), shomrâh (H8108), shâqad (H8245)

“hold”

also renders lambánō (G2983), poiéō (G4160), katéchō (G2722), tḗrēsis (G5084), échō (G2192), synéchō (G4912), ʼâçar (H631), châzaq (H2388), châshab (H2803), ʻâsâh (H6213)

“cage”

also renders kᵉlûwb (H3619)

“imprison”

also renders phylakízō (G5439)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

46 occurrences in the Greek text, first 45 verses shown.

1 Peter 3:19 · N-DSF

in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,

2 Corinthians 6:5 · N-DPF

in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in watchings, in fastings,

2 Corinthians 11:23 · N-DPF

Are they servants of Christ? (I speak as one beside himself.) I am more so: in labors more abundantly, in prisons more abundantly, in stripes above measure, and in deaths often.

Acts 5:19 · N-GSF

But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out and said,

Acts 5:22 · N-DSF

But the officers who came didn’t find them in the prison. They returned and reported,

Acts 5:25 · N-DSF

One came and told them, “Behold, the men whom you put in prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people.”

Acts 8:3 N-ASFActs 12:4 N-ASFActs 12:5 N-DSFActs 12:6 N-ASFActs 12:10 N-ASFActs 12:17 N-GSFActs 16:23 N-ASFActs 16:24 N-ASFActs 16:27 N-GSFActs 16:37 N-ASFActs 16:40 N-GSFActs 22:4 N-APFActs 26:10 N-DPFHebrews 11:36 N-GSFJohn 3:24 N-ASFLuke 2:8 N-APFLuke 3:20 N-DSFLuke 12:38 N-DSFLuke 12:58 N-ASFLuke 21:12 N-APFLuke 22:33 N-ASFLuke 23:19 N-DSFLuke 23:25 N-ASFMatthew 5:25 N-ASFMatthew 14:3 N-DSFMatthew 14:10 N-DSFMatthew 14:25 N-DSFMatthew 18:30 N-ASFMatthew 24:43 N-DSFMatthew 25:36 N-DSFMatthew 25:39 N-DSFMatthew 25:43 N-DSFMatthew 25:44 N-DSFMark 6:17 N-DSFMark 6:28 N-DSFMark 6:48 N-ASFRevelation 2:10 N-ASFRevelation 18:2 N-NSFRevelation 20:7 N-GSF

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