Know the Word.

Greek word

phylássō

φυλάσσω

What it means

to watch, i.e. be on guard

to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid

Where it comes from

probably from phylḗ (φυλή) through the idea of isolation

How the King James translates it

  • keep13
  • kept7
  • beware2
  • observed1
  • keeping1
  • keepeth1
  • have1
  • keepest1

Every place it appears 31

Matthew19:20
Mark10:20
Romans2:26
Galatians6:13
2 Thessalonians3:3
1 Timothy5:216:20
2 Timothy1:121:144:15
2 Peter2:53:17
1 John5:21
Jude1:24