ΕΙΡΚΤΟΦΥΛΑΚΟΣ, ειρκτοφυλακος
EIRKTOPHYLAKOS, eirktophylakos
Sounds Like: eerk-toh-FOO-lah-koss
Translations: jailer, a jailer, prison keeper, a prison keeper
From the root: ΕΙΡΚΤΗ, ΦΥΛΑΞ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This is a compound word formed from 'eirktē' (prison) and 'phylax' (guard/keeper). It refers to a person who guards a prison or keeps prisoners, essentially a jailer. It is used to describe the individual responsible for the custody of those incarcerated.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s numbers: G1796 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5438 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 7:187
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΕΙΡΚΤΗ, ΦΥΛΑΞ, appear in our texts.
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