Greek word study

φυλάσσωphylássō I keep, guard, observe

(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.

Translated in the King James as: beward, keep (self), observe, save

Appears 31 times in Scripture

Origin: probably from G5443 (φυλή) through the idea of isolation;

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Where it appears

Matthew 1×
Matt 19:20
Mark 1×
Mark 10:20
Luke 6×
Luke 2:8Luke 8:29Luke 11:21Luke 11:28Luke 12:15Luke 18:21
John 3×
John 12:25John 12:47John 17:12
Acts 8×
Acts 7:53Acts 12:4Acts 16:4Acts 21:24Acts 21:25Acts 22:20Acts 23:35Acts 28:16
Romans 1×
Rom 2:26
Galatians 1×
Gal 6:13
2 Thessalonians 1×
2 Thess 3:3
1 Timothy 2×
1 Tim 5:211 Tim 6:20
2 Timothy 3×
2 Tim 1:122 Tim 1:142 Tim 4:15
2 Peter 2×
2 Pet 2:52 Pet 3:17
1 John 1×
1 John 5:21
Jude 1×
Jude 1:24

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.