Lexicon desmophulax: a prison keeper Original Word: δεσμοφύλαξ, ακος, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: desmophulax Phonetic Spelling: (des-mof-oo'-lax) Short Definition: a keeper of a prison, a jailer Definition: a keeper of a prison, a jailer. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom desmos and phulaxDefinitiona prison keeper NASB Translationjailer (3).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 1200: δεσμοφύλαξδεσμοφύλαξ, δεσμοφυλακος, ὁ ( δεσμός and φύλαξ, like θησαυροφύλαξ (cf. with 100 (95))), a keeper of a prison, a jailer: Acts 16:23, 27, 36. ( Josephus, Antiquities 2, 5, 1; Lucian, Tox. 30; ( Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 3, 60; others); ἀρχιδεσμοφύλαξ, Genesis 39:21-23.)
Strong's jailor, keeper of the prison. From desmon and phulax; a jailer (as guarding the prisoners) -- jailor, keeper of the prison. see GREEK desmon see GREEK phulax |
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