Phroureo

froo-reh'-o
Parts of Speech Verb

Phroureo Definition

  1. to guard, protect by a military guard, either to prevent hostile invasion, or to keep the inhabitants of a besieged city from flight
  2. metaph.
    1. under the control of the Mosaic law, that he might not escape from its power
    2. to protect by guarding, to keep
    3. by watching and guarding to preserve one for the attainment of something
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
frourevw
Origin
from a compound of (4253) and (3708)
Strong's Number
5432
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

keep
3
keep with a garrison
1
Total
4

KJV Verse Count

1
1
1
1
Total
4
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Phroureo". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .