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G5438 Greek

Original Word

φυλακή

Transliteration

phylakḗ

Pronunciation

foo-lak-ay'

Definition

from φυλάσσω; 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.
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