ΦΥΛΑΚΤΗΡΙΟΝ, φυλακτηριον
PHYLAKTĒRION, phylaktērion
Sounds Like: foo-lak-TEE-ree-on
Translations: phylactery, a phylactery, amulet, an amulet, charm, safeguard
From the root: ΦΥΛΑΚΤΗΡΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a phylactery, which is a small leather box containing strips of parchment inscribed with biblical passages, worn by Jewish men during prayer. More broadly, it can mean an amulet or charm worn for protection, or a safeguard against evil. It is used in a sentence to denote an object worn or used for protection or as a reminder of religious law.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G5440 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 46:5
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΥΛΑΚΤΗΡΙΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΦΥΛΑΚΤΗΡ — amulet, charm, phylactery, a phylactery
- ΦΥΛΑΚΤΗΡΙΑ — phylacteries, amulets, charms
- ΦΥΛΑΚΤΗΡΙΩΝ — of phylacteries, of amulets, of safeguards, of charms
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