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Imprison, Improsonment

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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A — 1: φυλακίζω

(Strong's #5439 — Verb — phulakizo — foo-lak-id'-zo )

"to imprison," akin to phulax, "a guard, a keeper," and phulasso, "to guard," and B, below, is used in Acts 22:19 .

B — 1: φυλακή

(Strong's #5438 — Noun Feminine — phulake — foo-lak-ay' )

besides its other meanings, denotes "imprisonment," in 2 Corinthians 6:5 (plural); Hebrews 11:36 . See CAGE.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Imprison, Improsonment'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​i/imprison-improsonment.html. 1940.
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