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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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φυλακτήριον

Strong’s: G5440

Associated OET lemmas: φυλακτήριον

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: φυλακτήριον; -ου

Sense 1: phylactery

Semantic entry: 6.195

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Adornments

Definition: a small leather case containing OT scripture verses and worn on the arm and forehead by Jews, especially when praying

Notes: The Greek word φυλακτήριον, both before and during NT times, referred to an object used as a means of protection from evil forces. As such, it constituted a kind of amulet, but in OET MAT 23:5 φυλακτήριον is a reference to what was called in Aramaic tephillin, meaning ‘prayers.’ The two phylacteries, one worn on the head and the other on the left arm, were bound on during daily morning prayers. Just what their function seems to have been is not certain. In OET MAT 23:5, Jesus does not condemn the use of such phylacteries, but he does denounce their ostentatious use.

Further resources: realia:6.11

Show passage in OET: MAT 23:5

OET-RV MAT 23:5

5 Everything they do do is only done to be a public display in front of the people, so they have big prayer boxes and fancy robes.

OET-LV MAT 23:5

5 But all the works of_them, they_are_doing in_order that to_be_seen by_the people.
For/Because they_are_widening the phylacteries of_them and they_are_magnifying their tassels.

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