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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

φυλάσσω

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaφυλάσσω
Citation formφυλάσσω
Part of speechverb
GlossI keep, guard, observe
Strong’sG5442
Transliterationphylássō
Definitionto watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid
KJV glosses:--beward, keep (self), observe, save.
Derivationprobably from through the idea of isolation
SBLGNT occurrences31

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐφύλαξα
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Matthew 19:20
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — Luke 18:21
verb, first person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AAI-S--) — John 17:12
ἐφυλαξάμην
verb, first person, aorist, middle, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1AMI-S--) — Mark 10:20
ἐφυλάξατε
verb, second person, aorist, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 2AAI-P--) — Acts 7:53
ἐφύλαξεν
verb, third person, aorist, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3AAI-S--) — 2 Peter 2:5
φυλάξαι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — 2 Timothy 1:12
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Jude 1:24
φυλάξατε
verb, second person, aorist, active, plural (MorphGNT 2AAD-P--) — 1 John 5:21
φυλάξει
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — John 12:25
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — 2 Thessalonians 3:3
φυλάξῃ
verb, third person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3AAS-S--) — John 12:47
φυλάξῃς
verb, second person, aorist, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 2AAS-S--) — 1 Timothy 5:21
φύλαξον
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — 1 Timothy 6:20
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — 2 Timothy 1:14
φυλάσσειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 12:4
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Acts 16:4
φυλάσσεσθαι
verb, present, middle, infinitive (MorphGNT -PMN----) — Acts 21:25
verb, present, passive, infinitive (MorphGNT -PPN----) — Acts 23:35
φυλάσσεσθε
verb, second person, present, middle, plural (MorphGNT 2PMD-P--) — Luke 12:15
verb, second person, present, middle, plural (MorphGNT 2PMD-P--) — 2 Peter 3:17
φυλάσσῃ
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Luke 11:21
verb, third person, present, active, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3PAS-S--) — Romans 2:26
φυλασσόμενος
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Luke 8:29
φυλάσσοντες
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Luke 11:28
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNPM-) — Luke 2:8
φυλάσσοντι
verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPDSM-) — Acts 28:16
φυλάσσου
verb, second person, present, middle, singular (MorphGNT 2PMD-S--) — 2 Timothy 4:15
φυλάσσουσιν
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, plural (MorphGNT 3PAI-P--) — Galatians 6:13
φυλάσσων
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 21:24
verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PAPNSM-) — Acts 22:20

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: φυλασσω.