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δεσμοφύλαξ

Lemmaδεσμοφύλαξ
Citation formδεσμοφύλαξ, ακος, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa keeper of a prison, a jailer
Strong’sG1200
Transliterationdesmophýlax
Definitiona jailer (as guarding the prisoners)
KJV glosses:--jailor, keeper of the prison.
Derivationfrom and
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