Forms of the word
Dictionary
φυλακτήριον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration
phylaktērion
Simplified transliteration
phylakterion
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2c
Gloss
phylactery, a small box containing Scripture verses, traditionally bound on the forehead and arm by the Jews during prayer
Definition
the station of a guard, or watch; a preservative, safeguard; hence, a phylactery or amulet, worn about the person; from which circumstance the word is used in the NT as a term for the Jewish Tephillin or prayer-case, which took their rise from the injunction in Deut. 6:8; 11:18; Mt. 23:5*
Greek-English Concordance for φυλακτήριον
| Matthew 23:5 |
They do all their deeds to be seen by others: they make their phylacteries (phylaktēria | φυλακτήρια | acc pl neut) broad and their tassels long, |