Strong’s G5432 · Greek
φρουρέω
phrouréō · froo-reh'-o
Origin from a compound of πρό (G4253) and ὁράω (G3708);
Meaning to be a watcher in advance, i.e. to mount guard as a sentinel (post spies at gates); figuratively, to hem in, protect
In the King James Version keep (with a garrison). Compare τηρέω (G5083).
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- 2 Corinthians 11:32In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to apprehend me:
- Galatians 3:23But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
- Philippians 4:7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
- 1 Peter 1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.