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Koine Greek wordlink #125775

SR GNT 2Cor 11:32 ἐφρούρει (efrourei) ‘of Aretas the king was guarding the city of the from_Damaskos/(Dammeseq)’ Strongs=54320 Lemma=froureō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=active person=3rd number=singular

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Only use of identical word form ἐφρούρει (V-IIA3..S) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐφρούρει’ (V-IIA3..S) is always and only glossed as ‘was guarding’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘froureō’ have 4 different glosses: ‘being guarded’, ‘was guarding’, ‘will_be guarding’, ‘we were_being guarded’.

Greek words (10) other than ἐφρούρει (V-IIA3..S) with a gloss related to ‘guarding’

MAT 27:36 ἐτήρουν (etaʸroun) V-IIA3..P Lemma=tēreō ‘and sitting they were guarding him there’ SR GNT Mat 27:36 word 3

MAT 27:54 τηροῦντες (taʸrountes) V-PPA.NMP Lemma=tēreō ‘the ones with him guarding Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having seen the’ SR GNT Mat 27:54 word 9

MAT 28:4 τηροῦντες (taʸrountes) V-PPA.NMP Lemma=tēreō ‘of him were shaken the ones guarding and were become as’ SR GNT Mat 28:4 word 9

LUKE 11:21 φυλάσσῃ (fulassaʸ) V-SPA3..S Lemma=fulassō ‘the strong one having_been armed may_be guarding the of himself palace’ SR GNT Luke 11:21 word 6

ACTs 12:4 φυλάσσειν (fulassein) V-NPA.... Lemma=fulassō ‘to four squads_of_four of soldiers to_be guarding him wishing after’ SR GNT Acts 12:4 word 15

ACTs 12:6 ἐτήρουν (etaʸroun) V-IIA3..P Lemma=tēreō ‘before the door were guarding the prison’ SR GNT Acts 12:6 word 35

ACTs 28:16 φυλάσσοντι (fulassonti) V-PPA.DMS Lemma=fulassō ‘himself with the guarding him soldier’ SR GNT Acts 28:16 word 27

PHP 4:7 φρουρήσει (frouraʸsei) V-IFA3..S ‘being_above all mind will_be guarding the hearts of you_all’ SR GNT Php 4:7 word 12

2TIM 4:15 φυλάσσου (fulassou) V-MPM2..S Lemma=fulassō ‘whom also you be guarding exceedingly for he resisted’ SR GNT 2Tim 4:15 word 4

2PET 3:17 φυλάσσεσθε (fulassesthe) V-MPM2..P Lemma=fulassō ‘therefore beloved knowing_before be guarding in_order_that not with the’ SR GNT 2Pet 3:17 word 7

Key: V=verb IFA3..S=indicative,future,active,3rd person singular IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural IIA3..S=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person singular MPM2..P=imperative,present,middle,2nd person plural MPM2..S=imperative,present,middle,2nd person singular NPA....=infinitive,present,active PPA.DMS=participle,present,active,dative,masculine,singular PPA.NMP=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,plural SPA3..S=subjunctive,present,active,3rd person singular