Word Study · Strong's G1200 · Greek
δεσμοφύλαξ
desmophylax
des-mof-oo'-lax
Strong's 1890 spelling: desmophýlax
“a jailer (as guarding the prisoners)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a jailer (as guarding the prisoners)
Rendered in the KJV as
jailor, keeper of the prison.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- δεσμοφύλαξ2
- δεσμοφύλακι1
How it is rendered · 2
- jailer2
- to jailer1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1
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- N-NSM · 2
- N-DSM · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
Acts3 occurrences
- Acts 16:23δεσμοφύλακιdesmophulakinoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAnd after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.here: to jailer
- Acts 16:27δεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularWhen the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.here: jailer
- Acts 16:36δεσμοφύλαξdesmophulaxnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularThe jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.”here: jailer