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Koine Greek wordlink #91621

SR GNT Acts 12:19 φύλακας (fulakas) ‘having found him having examined the guards commanded them to_be led_away to_death and’ Strongs=54410 Lemma=fulax
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=44 AD Event=An_angel_rescues_Peter_from_prison TimeSeries=An_angel_rescues_Peter_from_prison Referred to from Word #91624

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Other uses (1) of identical word form φύλακας (N-AMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘φύλακας’ (N-AMP) is always and only glossed as ‘guards’.

Acts 5:23 ‘security and the guards having stood before the’ SR GNT Acts 5:23 word 14

OET-LV: 23 saying, that We _found the the_prison having _been _shut with all security, and the guards having _stood before the doors, but having _opened _up, we _found no _one inside. (ACT_5:23)

OET-RV: 23 “We found the prison all locked up with the guards in their positions at the doors, but when they opened it up, there was no one inside!” (ACT 5:23)

Greek words (1) other than φύλακας (N-AMP) with a gloss related to ‘guards’

ACTs 12:6 φύλακες (fulakes) N-NMP ‘having_been bound with chains two guards and before the’ SR GNT Acts 12:6 word 25

OET-LV: 6 And when the Haʸrōdaʸs was _going to _bring_ him _forth the on_ that _night, the Petros was being _fallen _asleep between two soldiers, having _been _bound with_ two _chains, and guards before the door were _guarding the prison. (ACT_12:6)

OET-RV: 6 Herod planned to send for Peter later that evening, but meanwhile Peter had fallen asleep chained with two chains between two soldiers. There were also prison guards at the door (ACT 12:6)

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural NMP=nominative,masculine,plural