Greek word study
φυλακτήριον G5440
- Transliteration
- phylaktḗrion
- KJV glosses
- phylactery
Lexical summary
a guard-case, i.e. "phylactery" for wearing slips of Scripture texts
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a guard-case, i.e. "phylactery" for wearing slips of Scripture texts
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information