Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
φυλάσσω (G5442)
31 φυλάσσω [in LXX chiefly and very freq. for שָׁמַר , also for נָצַר , etc. ;] to guard, watch ; to guard or watch : c. cogn. acc., φυλακάς , Lk 2:8 ; c. acc. pers., Ac 12:4 28:16 ; pass., Lk 8:29 , Ac 23:35 ; c. acc. rei, Ac 22:20 ; to guard or protect : c. acc., Lk 11:21 , Jo 12:25 17:12 , II Th 3:3 , I Ti 6:20 , II Ti 1:12 , 14 , II Pe 2:5 ; ἑαυτὸν ἀπό , I Jo 5:21 (Westc., in l.); metaph. of law, precept, etc., to keep, preserve, observe : Mt 19:20 , Lk 11:28 18:21 , Jo 12:47 , Ac 7:53 16:4 21:24 , Ro 2:26 , Ga 6:13 , I Ti 5:21 . Mid., to be on one's guard (against), keep oneself from, beware of : c. acc., Ac 21:25 , II Ti 4:15 ; seq. ἀπό. , Lk 12:15 ; ἵνα μή , II Pe 3:17 ; as in LXX ( Ex 12:17 , Le 18:4 , al.), of laws, etc., to keep, observe : ταῦτα πάντα , Mk 10:20 (cf. δια-φυάσσω ).† SYN. : τηρέω , q.v
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