Ancient Greek lemma · Strong’s G5438
phylake · /foo-lak-ay'/ — “guard”
A guard, watch, or place of custody; a prison or place of confinement. In LXX, commonly renders Hebrew מִשְׁמַר (mishmar).
Derivation: from φυλάσσω (phylasso)
Occurs in 47 New Testament verses (49 occurrences)