prison/watch: prison

Greek Noun Female

φυλακή, -ῆς, ἡ (φυλάσσω) [in LXX chiefly for מִשְׁמֶרֶת and cogn. forms, also for כֶּלֶא etc;] (a) actively, a guarding, guard, watch (Hom, Plat, Xen, al.): cogn. accusative, φυλάσσειν φυλακάς, to keep watch, Luk.2:8; (b) of those who keep watch (as also Lat. custodia), a guard; pl, sentinels, a guard (Hom, al.): Act.12:10; (with) of the place where persons are kept under guard, a prison (Hdt, Thuc, al.): Mat.14:10, Mrk.6:17, Luk.3:20, Act.5:19, 2Co.6:5, 1Pe.3:19, Rev.18:2, al; (d) of the time during which guard was kept by night (Lest. vigilia; Anthol.), a watch: Mat.14:25 24:43, Mrk.6:48, Luk.12:38 (AS)

prison/watch: prison

Greek Noun Female

φῠλᾰκ-ή, ἡ, (φύλαξ) watching or guarding, especially by night, φυλακῆς μνήσασθε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; φυλακὰς ἔχειν keep watch and ward, [Refs]; φ. κατέχειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φυλακὴ ἔχει αὐτόν watching engages him, variant in [Refs 8th c.BC+] tell an unarmed man to stand on the defensive, i.e. to give commands that cannot be obeyed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅπως ἀφανὴς εἴη ἡ φ. that there might be nothing visible to watch, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φυλακὰς φυλάξειν keep watch and ward, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φυλακὰς καταστήσασθαι, κατασκευάσασθαι, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) watch or guard, of persons, [NT+5th c.BC+]; φ. τοῦ σώματος a body guard, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc; garrison of a place or fortress, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ ἐν τῇ Ναυπάκτῳ φ, of a squadron of ships, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2.b) the rank of φύλακες, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) station, post, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Διὸς φ, [Refs 4th c.BC+] name for the centre of the universe, [Refs 4th c.BC+] 4) of time, a watch of the night, ἐπεὰν τῆς νυκτὸς ἦ δευτέρη φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρώτης φ. ἀρχομένης Wilcken [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; φυλακαῖσι νυκτέροισιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]: of these there were three, accusative to [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but five are mentioned in [Refs 7th c.BC+]; and the Roman division was four, [NT] 5) place for keeping others in, ward, prison, δημοσία φ. [NT+1st c.BC+]; πολιτικὴ φ. the town-prison, [Refs 1st c.AD+] 6) Astrology texts ={ταπείνωμα}, [Refs] II) guarding, keeping, preserving, whether for security or custody, ἐν φυλακῇ ἔχειν τινά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸν Ἰσθμὸν ἔχειν ἐν φ. to keep the Isthmus guarded or occupied, [Refs]; τὸν ἠνείκαντο γλώσσης χαρακτῆρα τοῦτον ἔχειν ἐν φ. to preserve the same character of language, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; στόματος φυλακᾷ κατασχεῖν φθόγγον probably in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐν φ. σχεθέμεν μεγάλᾳ be very ware of, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φυλακὴν ἔχειν, ={φυλάττεσθαι}, keep guard, be on the watch, περί τινα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. ἔχειν μή. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φ. λαμβάνειν μή. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; δεινῶς ἦσαν ἐν φυλακῇσι were straitly on their guard, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.2) custody of property, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.3) safeguard, τὴν μεγίστην φ. ἀνῄρηκε τῆς πόλεως its chief safeguard, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δημοκρατίας, μοναρχίας φ, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) (from middle) precaution, πολλῆς φ. ἔργον [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) with genitive, precaution against, εὐλάβεια φ. κακοῦ [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Feminine

a guarding or (concretely, guard), the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or (specially), the time (as a division of day or night), literally or figuratively; cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch; from g5442 (φυλάσσω)