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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: φυλακή

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

"a guard," is used of the place where persons are kept under guard (akin to phulax, "a keeper"), and translated "ward" in Acts 12:10 . See CAGE , HOLD (Noun), IMPRISONMENT, PRISON , WATCH.

2: τήρησις

(Strong's #5084 — Noun Feminine — teresis — tay'-ray-sis )

primarily denotes "a watching" (tereo, "to watch"); hence "imprisonment, ward," Acts 4:3 (AV, "hold"); 5:18, RV, "(public) ward" [AV, "(common) prison"]. See HOLD (Noun), KEEPING , B, PRISON.

Note: For "were kept in ward," Galatians 3:23 , see GUARD , B, No. 3, KEEP, No. 6.

Bibliography Information
Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Ward'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​w/ward.html. 1940.
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