Transliteration: desmophulax · noun
| Meaning | a keeper of a prison, a jailer |
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| Part of speech | noun |
| Frequency | 3x in the New Testament |
| Key inflected forms | δεσμοφύλακι, δεσμοφύλαξ |
| Example verses | Acts 16:23 · Acts 16:27 · Acts 16:36 |
δεσμοφύλαξ (desmophulax) is a noun that occurs 3 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “a keeper of a prison, a jailer” and first appears in Acts 16:23.
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