Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #91280

SR GNT Acts 12:6 φύλακες (fulakes) ‘having_been bound with chains two guards and before the’ Strongs=54410 Lemma=fulax
Word role=noun case=nominative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=44 AD Event=An_angel_rescues_Peter_from_prison TimeSeries=An_angel_rescues_Peter_from_prison

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Only use of identical word form φύλακες (N-NMP) in the Greek originals

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

Greek words (2) other than φύλακες (N-NMP) with a gloss related to ‘guards’

ACTs 5:23 φύλακας (fulakas) N-AMP ‘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)

ACTs 12:19 φύλακας (fulakas) N-AMP ‘having found him having examined the guards commanded them to_be led_away to_death and’ SR GNT Acts 12:19 word 11

OET-LV: 19 And Haʸrōdaʸs having _sought _after him and not having _found him, having _examined the guards, commanded them to _be _led _away to _death. And having _come _down from the Youdaia to Kaisareia, he _was _staying. (ACT_12:19)

OET-RV: 19 Then when King Herod sent for Peter and he wasn’t there, the prison guards were interrogated and then taken away to be executed.
¶ After that, Herod left Yudea and went up to Caesarea to stay. (ACT 12:19)

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