ΠΑΡΑΦΥΛΑΤΤΕΙΝ, παραφυλαττειν
PARAPHYLATTEIN, paraphylattein
Sounds Like: pa-ra-fy-LAT-teen
Translations: to guard, to watch, to observe, to keep watch, to keep carefully
From the root: ΠΑΡΑΦΥΛΑΤΤΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to guard or watch over something, often with the implication of careful observation or protection. It can be used to describe the act of keeping a close eye on a person, place, or thing, or to observe a rule or custom diligently. It is a compound word formed from 'παρά' (para), meaning 'beside' or 'alongside', and 'φυλάττω' (phylatto), meaning 'to guard' or 'to watch'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G3929 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 12:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΑΡΑΦΥΛΑΤΤΩ.
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.
- ΠΑΡΑΦΥΛΑΤΤΕΙ — he watches, he guards, he observes, he keeps watch
- ΠΑΡΑΦΥΛΑΤΤΟΝΤΑΣ — guarding, watching, observing, keeping watch, taking heed
- ΠΑΡΑΦΥΛΑΤΤΟΥΣΙΝ — they watch, they guard, they observe, they keep, they preserve
- ΠΑΡΑΦΥΛΑΤΤΩ — to watch closely, to guard carefully, to observe strictly, to keep, to maintain
- ΠΑΡΕΦΥΛΑΤΤΕΝ — he was guarding, he was watching over, he was observing, he was keeping, he was preserving
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