G5432Greekphroyrḗsei
φρουρήσει
to be a watcher in advance, i.e., to mount guard as a sentinel (post spies at gates); figuratively, to hem in, protect
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Total Occurrences
4
Books
0
Old Testament
4
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1to guard, protect by a military guard, either to prevent hostile invasion, or to keep the inhabitants of a besieged city from flight
- 2under the control of the mosaic law, that he might not escape from its power
- 3to protect by guarding, to keep
- 4metaphorically
- 5by watching and guarding to preserve one for the attainment of something
Etymology & Derivation
from a compound of g4253 and g3708
Scholarly Notes
compare g5083.