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φυλάσσω

Strong’s: G5442

Associated OET lemmas: φυλάσσω

Other spellings: φυλάσσομαι

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: γαζοφυλάκιον · δεσμοφύλαξ · διαφυλάσσω · φυλακή · φυλακίζω · φύλαξ

Sense 1: to guard closely

Semantic entry: 37.120

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Guard, Watch Over

Definition: to hold someone or something in close custody

Show passage in OET: LUK 8:29

OET-RV LUK 8:29

29 He said that because Yeshua had commanded the evil spirit to come out from the man. The demon had animated him many times and he’d needed to be put in chains and shackles, but he would break them off and the demon would drive him into the wilderness.

OET-LV LUK 8:29

29 for/because He _commanded to _the the spirit unclean to _come _out from the man.
For/Because for/because _many times it _had _seized him, and he _was _being _bound with _chains and being _guarded in _shackles, and tearing the bonds, he _was _being _driven by the demon into the wildernesss.

Show passage in OET: LUK 11:21

OET-RV LUK 11:21

21 “Whenever a strong landowner arms himself and guards his nice home, everything remains there peacefully,

OET-LV LUK 11:21

21 Whenever the strong one having _been _armed, may _be _guarding the palace of _himself, the things possessing of _him is, in peace,

Jump to OET LUK 8:29 section.

Jump to OET LUK 11:21 section.

All 19 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: OET LUK 8:29 · OET LUK 11:21 · OET LUK 12:15

JHN: OET JHN 12:25 · OET JHN 17:12

ACT: OET ACT 12:4 · OET ACT 21:25 · OET ACT 22:20 · OET ACT 23:35 · OET ACT 28:16

TH2: OET TH2 3:3

TI1: OET TI1 6:20

TI2: OET TI2 1:12 · OET TI2 1:14 · OET TI2 4:15

PE2: OET PE2 2:5 · OET PE2 3:17

JN1: OET JN1 5:21

JDE: OET JDE 1:24

Sense 2: to obey, to keep commandments, obedience

Semantic entry: 36.19

Semantic domains: Guide, Discipline, Follow

Subdomains: Obey, Disobey

Definition: to continue to obey orders or commandments

Show passage in OET: MAT 19:20

OET-RV MAT 19:20

20 “I’ve kept all of those,” the young man said, “so what else do I need to do?”

OET-LV MAT 19:20

20 The young _man is _saying to _him:
I _kept all These things, what am _I _lacking still?

Show passage in OET: MRK 10:20

OET-RV MRK 10:20

20 “Teacher, I’ve kept all of those since I was young,” the man responded.

OET-LV MRK 10:20

20 And he was _saying to _him:
Teacher, I _kept all these from the_youth of _me.

Jump to OET MAT 19:20 section.

Jump to OET MRK 10:20 section.

All 11 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 19:20

MRK: OET MRK 10:20

LUK: OET LUK 11:28 · OET LUK 18:21

JHN: OET JHN 12:47

ACT: OET ACT 7:53 · OET ACT 16:4 · OET ACT 21:24

ROM: OET ROM 2:26

GAL: OET GAL 6:13

TI1: OET TI1 5:21

Sense 3: to be careful not to, to make an effort not to, to seriously avoid, to keep from

Semantic entry: 13.154

Semantic domains: Be, Become, Exist, Happen

Subdomains: Happen

Definition: to make a distinct effort to keep oneself from doing something

Forms: φυλάσσομαι

Show passage in OET: LUK 12:15

OET-RV LUK 12:15

15 Then he told them, “Keep alert to avoid all greediness, because a person’s life is not about gaining lots of possessions.”

OET-LV LUK 12:15

15 And he _said to them:
Be _watching and be _keeping from all greediness, because the life of _him is not in the thing to _be _being _plentiful to _anyone, of the things possessing to _him.

Show passage in OET: ACT 21:25

OET-RV ACT 21:25

25 And as for the believers who are non-Jews, we’ve informed them of our recommendation that they should avoid anything that’s been offered to an idol, avoid consuming blood and meat from strangled animals and birds, and avoid sexual immorality.”

OET-LV ACT 21:25

25 But concerning the pagans having _believed, we sent _out having _judged them to _be _keeping, from _the and/both idol _sacrificed thing, and blood, and strangled animals, and sexual _immorality.

Jump to OET LUK 12:15 section.

Jump to OET ACT 21:25 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: OET LUK 12:15

ACT: OET ACT 21:25

JN1: OET JN1 5:21

Sense 4: to guard against, to keep under watch, to watch over

Semantic entry: 37.119

Semantic domains: Control, Rule

Subdomains: Guard, Watch Over

Definition: to be on one’s guard against some eventuality

Notes: In a number of languages there is a great deal of difference in terminology employed in speaking about guarding an area in order to apprehend someone and guarding a flock of animals for fear of theft from robbers or danger from wild animals.

Collocations: φυλάσσω φυλακάς

Show passage in OET: LUK 2:8

OET-RV LUK 2:8

8 In that same area, there were some shepherds staying out in the fields where they kept watch over their flocks at night.

OET-LV LUK 2:8

8 And shepherds were in the the same region, lodging _in _the _fields and keeping watch the by _night over the flock of _them.

Jump to OET LUK 2:8 section.