noun · feminine
koustōdias
Greekκουστωδία (koustōdia)
Strong’sG2892
a guard
stem koustōdi-3 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† κουστωδία, -ας, ἡ, (Lat. custodia),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2892 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkoos-to-dee'-ah
"custody", i.e. a Roman sentry
Fromof Latin origin;
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James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | koustōdias | koustōdiais |
| object accusative | koustōdian1×κουστωδίαν | koustōdiain |
| direct address vocative | koustōdiar | koustōdiair |
| of, belonging to genitive | koustōdiau2×κουστωδίας | koustōdiaiu |
| to, for dative | koustōdia | koustōdiai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
koustōdia 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
koustōdian“guard”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 27:65“guard”fēate autoi tos Pilatos; Echavō koustōdian; hupagavōr asfalizevar hōs oidavē.“You have a guard,” Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”
koustōdiau“guard”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 27:66“guard”tois de poreuiratois asfalizela ton tafon sfragizaratois ton lithon meta tau koustōdiau.So they went and secured the tomb by sealing the stone and posting the guard.
Matthew 28:11“guard”Poreuerōtoiu de autaiu idou tinois tau koustōdiau ercharatois eis tan politan apangellala toi archierevoi hapanteim teim ginerateim.While the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and reported to the chief priests all that had happened.