To imprison
φυλακίζωStrong’s G5439phulakizō
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Phulakizō is the Greek word usually translated “imprisoning”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:”
Meaning
Usually translated “imprisoning”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- imprisoning 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
φυλακίζω phulakizō · to imprison
φυλακίζω [in LXX: Wis.18:4 * ;] to imprison: Act.22:19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “imprison” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
IMPRIS'ON, verb transitive
impriz'n.
- To put into a prison; to confine in a prison or jail, or to arrest and detain in custody in any place.
- To confine; to shut up; to restrain from escape; to deprive of the liberty to move from place to place; as, to be imprisoned in a cell.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.