ΦΡΟΥΡΩΝ, φρουρων
PHROURŌN, phrourōn
Sounds Like: phroo-ROHN
Translations: of guards, of watchmen, of those guarding, of those keeping watch
From the root: ΦΡΟΥΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun, Participle
Explanation: This word is the genitive plural form of either the noun 'ΦΡΟΥΡΟΣ' (phrouros), meaning 'guard' or 'watchman', or the present active participle of the verb 'ΦΡΟΥΡΕΩ' (phroureō), meaning 'to guard' or 'to keep watch'. In context, it refers to 'of the guards' or 'of those who are guarding'. It indicates possession or relationship, often translated with 'of'.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine (for noun); Plural, Genitive, Masculine or Neuter (for participle)
Strong’s numbers: G5432 (Lookup on BibleHub), G5433 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΡΟΥΡΟΣ.
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.
- ΤΟΥΣΦΡΟΥΡΟΥΣ — the guards, guards
- ΦΡΟΥΡΙΜʼ — of guards, of a garrison, of a watch, of a prison
- ΦΡΟΥΡΟΙ — guards, sentinels, watchmen
- ΦΡΟΥΡΟΙΣ — (to) guards, (to) sentinels, (to) watchers
- ΦΡΟΥΡΟΝ — guard, a guard, garrison, a garrison
- ΦΡΟΥΡΟΣ — guard, a guard, sentinel, a sentinel, watchman, a watchman
- ΦΡΟΥΡΟΥΣ — guards, the guards
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