δεσμοφύλαξdesmophýlax
GreekG12003 occurrences (KJV)
a jailer (as guarding the prisoners)
KJV renders it: jailor, keeper of the prison
Where it appears
- Acts 16:23When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely,
- Acts 16:27The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
- Acts 16:36The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out, and go in peace.”
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.