verb
diafulassamō
Strong’sG1314
I guard carefully, protect, defend
stem diafulass-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
δια-φυλάσσω
[in LXX chiefly for שׁמר (as Ps 90 (91):11);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1314 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Attic dialect διαφυλάττω, Cretan dialect διαφυλάδδω (written διαφυλάδω), Refs:— watch closely, guard carefully, τὰ τείχεα, τὴν πόλιν, Refs 5th c.BC+; especially of providential care, LXX+2nd c.AD+, etc.:—middle, guard for oneself, πόλιν Refs 5th c.BC+
2 observe closely, τὰ μέτρα Refs 5th c.BC+
3 observe, maintain, τοὺς νόμους Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰρήνην Philipp. cited in Refs 4th c.BC+; δ. τὸ μὴ σπουδάζειν guard against being too particular.., Refs 5th c.BC+; πλῆθος δ. ὅτι μάλιστα ταὐτὸν αὑτῶν εἶναι take care that.., Refs
4 remember, retain, Refs 2nd c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| diafulassaraδιαφυλάξαι | happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive | protect | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diafulassamō | diafulassame | diafulassami | diafulassama | diafulassamē | diafulassamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | diafulassasō | diafulassase | diafulassasi | diafulassasa | diafulassasē | diafulassaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diafulassatō | diafulassate | diafulassati | diafulassata | diafulassatē | diafulassatelē |
| we 1st person plural | diafulassanō | diafulassane | diafulassani | diafulassana | diafulassanē | diafulassanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diafulassavō | diafulassave | diafulassavi | diafulassava | diafulassavē | diafulassavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | diafulassalō | diafulassale | diafulassali | diafulassala | diafulassalē | diafulassalelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diafulassameiō | diafulassameia | diafulassameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | diafulassaseiō | diafulassaseia | diafulassaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diafulassateiō | diafulassateia | diafulassateiē |
| we 1st person plural | diafulassaneiō | diafulassaneia | diafulassaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | diafulassaveiō | diafulassaveia | diafulassaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | diafulassaleiō | diafulassaleia | diafulassaleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | diafulassasōr | diafulassasar | diafulassasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diafulassatōr | diafulassatar | diafulassatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | diafulassavōr | diafulassavar | diafulassavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | diafulassalōr | diafulassalar | diafulassalēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | diafulassamoiō | diafulassamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | diafulassasoiō | diafulassasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | diafulassatoiō | diafulassatoia |
| we 1st person plural | diafulassanoiō | diafulassanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | diafulassavoiō | diafulassavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | diafulassaloiō | diafulassaloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, 1 occurrence
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diafulassarō | diafulassari | diafulassara1×διαφυλάξαι | diafulassarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | diafulassarōntos | diafulassarintos | diafulassarantos | diafulassarēntos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
diafulass is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
diafulassara“protect”happened · the “to …” formaorist active infinitive1×
Luke 4:10“protect”… angeloi autou enteleti peri su teu diafulassara sin,… He will command His angels concerning You to guard You carefully,