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φυλακτήριον

MainId: 005327000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: φ

StrongCodes: G5440

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 005327001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, n.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: φυλακτήριον

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 005327001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.195

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Adornments

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-05-30 14:38:55

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

         Glosses: phylactery

         Comments: 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 {S:04002300500030} 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 {S:04002300500030}, Jesus does not condemn the use of such phylacteries, but he does denounce their ostentatious use.

      LEXReferences: MAT 23:5

      LEXLinks: realia:6.11