Definition

to guard thoroughly, i.e. protect

Etymology

from G1223 (διά) and G5442 (φυλάσσω);

Word family

• διά diá
• φυλάσσω phylássō

How the KJV renders it

• keep

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.