Strong's Greek · G1200
δεσμοφύλαξ
desmophýlax
jailor, keeper of the prison
Definition
a jailer (as guarding the prisoners)
Derivation
Appears 3 times in Scripture
“The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.””
“When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.”
“And after striking them with many blows, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to guard them securely.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).