φυλακτήριον

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φυλακτήριον, ου, τό

Greek transliteration

phylaktērion

Simplified transliteration

phylakterion

Numbers

Strong's number

5440

GK Number

5873

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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,

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