to guard

Greek Verb

φρουρέω, -ῶ (φρουρός, a guard), [in LXX: I Est.4:56, Jdth.3:6, Wis.17:16, 1Ma.11:3 *;] to guard, keep under guard, protect or keep by guarding: 2Co.11:32; metaphorically, Gal.3:23, Php.4:7, 1Pe.1:5. (AS)

to guard

Greek Verb

φρουρ-έω, poetical imperfect φρούρουν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: future -ήσω[Refs 4th c.BC+]: aorist ἐφρούρησα [Refs 5th c.BC+] —middle, future -ήσομαι in passive sense, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —passive, aorist ἐφρουρήθην[Refs]: perfect πεφρούρημαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (φρουρός):—keep watch or guard, ἐν Ἐλεφαντίνῃ [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc; of ships, φ. περὶ Ναύπακτον or ἐν Ναυπάκτῳ, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. ἐπί τινι to keep watch over, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ φρουροῦντες the guardians, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; proverbial, ἐν παντὶ. σκορπίος φ. λίθῳ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; generally, 'keep a sharp look-out', [Refs] II) transitive, watch, guard, τὴν χώρην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν Ποτείδαιαν φ. garrison it, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φυλακαῖσι φ. σῶμ᾽ Ὀδυσσέως set a watch over. [Refs 5th c.BC+] keep watch over it, of Prometheus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; στόμα εὔφημον φρουρεῖν ἀγαθόν keep silence, [NT+5th c.BC+]:—passive, to be watched or guarded, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: of the watch kept by besiegers, κύκλῳ φρουρούμενος ὑπὸ πάντων πολεμίων [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.b) hold in subjection, opposed to παραφυλάττειν, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] II.c) Astrology texts, occupy, in passive, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.d) bind, ἁλύσεσι πεφρουρημένος [Refs] II.2) watch for, observe, φρουρῶν τόδ᾽ ἦμαρ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. χρέος to be observant of one's duty, [Refs] III) middle, to be on one's guard against, beware of, with accusative, φρουρούμενος βέλεμνα [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—active also in the same sense, ἐφρούρει μηδὲν ἐξαμαρτάνειν [Refs]; φ. ὅπως or ὅπως ἂν, with subjunctive, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. μή, with subjunctive, [Refs]

Greek

Verb

to be a watcher in advance, i.e. to mount guard as a sentinel (post spies at gates); figuratively, to hem in, protect; keep (with a garrison); from a compound of g4253 (πρό) and g3708 (ὁράω)