Strong's G5442 · Greek
φυλάσσω
phulasso · /foo-las'-so/
Definition
probably from 5443 through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid:--beward, keep (self), observe, save. Compare 5083.
KJV: beward, keep (self), observe, save. Compare 5083
Root / derivation: probably from 5443 through the idea of isolation
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered φυλάσσω across 30 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
30 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew1 verse
Mark1 verse
Luke6 verses
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field keeping watch over their flock by night. watch: or, the night watches
Luke 8:29(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
Luke 11:21When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
Luke 11:28But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Luke 12:15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Luke 18:21And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.
John2 verses
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
John 17:12While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
Acts8 verses
Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
Acts 12:4And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Easter: Gr. Passover quaternions: a file of four soldiers
Acts 16:4And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.
Acts 21:24Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.
Acts 21:25As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.
Acts 22:20And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him.
Acts 23:35I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.
Acts 28:16And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
2 Thessalonians1 verse
1 Timothy2 verses
I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality. preferring: or, prejudice
1 Timothy 6:20O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: science: Gr. knowledge
2 Timothy3 verses
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. believed: or, trusted
2 Timothy 1:14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
2 Timothy 4:15Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words. our words: or, our preachings
2 Peter2 verses
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;
2 Peter 3:17Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G5442 (phulasso) mean?
probably from 5443 through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid:--beward, keep (self), observe, save. Compare 5083.
How many times does G5442 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G5442 (φυλάσσω) appears in 30 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “keep.”
How is phulasso translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G5442 is rendered as “keep” (13×), “kept” (8×), “beware” (2×), “be” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word φυλάσσω come from?
probably from 5443 through the idea of isolation