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φυλακή

Lemmaφυλακή
Citation formφυλακή, ῆς, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa watching, guard, prison, imprisonment
Strong’sG5438
Transliterationphylakḗ
Definitiona 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
KJV glosses:--cage, hold, (im-)prison(-ment), ward, watch.
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