Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
guard
Usage: φύλαξ, -ακος, ὁ (φυλάσσω), [in LXX for שָׁמַר, צוּר ;] a guard, keeper: Act.5:23 12:6, 19.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G5441
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
17
Books
9
Strong's G5441 Quick Answer
Strong's G5441 φύλαξ (phulax) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phulax (foo'-lax) n. 1. a guard or sentry [from G5442] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include keepers. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
- Meaning
- phulax (foo'-lax) n. 1. a guard or sentry [from G5442]
- Usage
- 17 linked usages
- Books
- 9 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
- Usage Words
- keepers
Meaning and Definition
phulax (foo'-lax) n. 1. a guard or sentry [from G5442] KJV: keeper Root(s): G5442
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5441. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G5441 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render phulax, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
keepers
Acts 5:23
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How Strong's G5441 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G5441 (φύλαξ) appears 16 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 2 Kingdoms 22:3 — φύλαξ
- 2 Kingdoms 22:47 — φύλαξ
- 2 Kingdoms 22:47 — φύλαξ
- 2 Kingdoms 23:3 — φύλαξ
- Ecclesiastes 12:3 — φύλακες
Strong's G5441 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G5441 in the New Testament
3 indexed usages in New Testament.
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
Strong's G5441 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother’s keeper?
My God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: He is my protector, and the horn of my salvation, My helper, and my sure refuge; Thou shalt save me from the unjust man.
The Lord lives, and blessed be my guardian, And my God, my strong keeper, shall be exalted.
Usage Excerpts
First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5441.
And the Lord God said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? and he said, I know not, am I my brother’s keeper?
My God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: He is my protector, and the horn of my salvation, My helper, and my sure refuge; Thou shalt save me from the unjust man.
The Lord lives, and blessed be my guardian, And my God, my strong keeper, shall be exalted.
The God of Israel says, A watchman out of Israel spoke to me a parable: I said among men, How will ye strengthen the fear of the anointed?
And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.
After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women’s apartment, and let them be consigned to the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
And because the king’s ordinance was published, many damsels were gathered to the city Susa under the hand of Hegai; and Esther was brought to Hegai the keeper of the women.
She enters in the evening, and in the morning she departs to the second women’s apartment, where Hegai the king’s chamberlain is keeper of the women: and she goes not in to the king again, unless she should be called by name.
And when the time was fulfilled for Esther the daughter of Amminadab the brother of Mordecai’s father to go in to the king, she neglected nothing which the chamberlain, the women’s keeper, commanded; for Esther found grace in the sight of all that looked upon her.
In the day wherein the keepers of the house shall tremble, And the mighty men shall become bent, And the grinding women cease because they have become few, And the women looking out at the windows be dark;
The watchmen that go their rounds in the city found me, They smote me, they wounded me; The keepers of the walls took away my veil from me.
And on thy walls, O Jerusalem, have I set watchmen all day and all night, who shall never cease making mention of the Lord.
The sons of the Arvadites and thine army were upon thy walls; there were guards in thy towers: they hung their quivers on thy battlements round about; these completed thy beauty.
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5441, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 3 usages, New Testament
Strong's G5441 FAQ
What does phylax (φύλαξ) mean?
Phylax (Strong's G5441) is a Greek word most simply glossed "keeper". phulax (foo'-lax) n. 1. a guard or sentry [from G5442]
How many times is phylax (φύλαξ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's G5441 across 9 books.
Where can I study phylax (φύλαξ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5441 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
What English words translate phylax (φύλαξ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as keepers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G5441 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G5441, with linked reader references where each row is available.