In the biblical context, the term "guard" encompasses a range of meanings, from a physical protector or watchman to a spiritual or moral safeguard. The concept of guarding is prevalent throughout the Scriptures, reflecting both divine protection and human responsibility.

Old Testament Usage

1. Physical Guards: In ancient Israel, guards were often appointed to protect cities, palaces, and sacred spaces. For instance, the temple had its own guards to ensure its sanctity and security. In 2 Kings 11:5-7, Jehoiada the priest commands the captains of the guard to protect King Joash: "This is what you are to do: a third of you who come on duty on the Sabbath are to guard the king’s house."

2. Watchmen: The role of a watchman was crucial in ancient times, serving as an early warning system against potential threats. Ezekiel 33:7 states, "As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from Me."

3. Moral and Spiritual Guarding: The Old Testament also speaks of guarding one's heart and commandments. Proverbs 4:23 advises, "Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life."

New Testament Usage

1. Roman Guards: The New Testament frequently mentions Roman guards, especially in the context of Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. Matthew 27:65-66 records Pilate's instructions regarding Jesus' tomb: "You have a guard; go, make the tomb as secure as you know how." The presence of guards at the tomb underscores the importance of their role in maintaining order and security.

2. Spiritual Vigilance: The New Testament emphasizes the need for spiritual vigilance. In 1 Peter 5:8, believers are warned, "Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." This call to be on guard highlights the spiritual warfare Christians face.

3. Guarding the Faith: Paul, in his epistles, often speaks of guarding the faith and the teachings of Christ. In 2 Timothy 1:14, he exhorts Timothy, "Guard the good deposit entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us."

Theological Implications

The concept of guarding in the Bible extends beyond mere physical protection to encompass spiritual and moral dimensions. It reflects the dual responsibility of divine protection and human vigilance. Believers are called to guard their hearts, their faith, and their communities, relying on God's strength and guidance. The role of a guard, whether physical or spiritual, is one of stewardship, vigilance, and faithfulness, underscoring the importance of being watchful in all aspects of life.

(1.) Hebrews tabbah (properly a "cook, " and in a secondary sense "executioner, " because this office fell to the lot of the cook in Eastern countries), the bodyguard of the kings of Egypt (Genesis 37:36) and Babylon (2 Kings 25:8; Jeremiah 40:1; Dan. 2:14).

(2.) Hebrews rats, properly a "courier," one whose office was to run before the king's chariot (2 Samuel 15:1; 1 Kings 1:5). The couriers were also military guards (1 Samuel 22:17; 2 Kings 10:25). They were probably the same who under David were called Pelethites (1 Kings 14:27; 2 Samuel 15:1).

(3.) Hebrews mishmereth, one who watches (Nehemiah 4:22), or a watch-station (7:3; 12:9; Job 7:12).

In the New Testament (Mark 6:27) the Authorized Version renders the Greek spekulator by "executioner," earlier English versions by "hangman," the Revised Version by "soldier of his guard." The word properly means a "pikeman" or "halberdier," of whom the bodyguard of kings and princes was composed. In Matthew 27:65, 66; 28:11, the Authorized Version renders the Greek kustodia by "watch," and the Revised Version by "guard," the Roman guard, which consisted of four soldiers, who were relieved every three hours (Acts 12:4). The "captain of the guard" mentioned Acts 28:16 was the commander of the Praetorian troops, whose duty it was to receive and take charge of all prisoners from the provinces.

1. (n.) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for.

2. (n.) To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.

3. (n.) To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.

4. (n.) To fasten by binding; to gird.

5. (v. i.) To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons guard against mistakes.

6. (n.) One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger, exposure, or attack; defense; protection.

7. (n.) A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a person or position; a watch; a sentinel.

8. (n.) One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a conductor.

9. (v. t.) Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss

10. (v. t.) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.

11. (v. t.) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a garment.

12. (n.) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person or dress.

13. (n.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel.

14. (n.) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull; esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft against collision.

15. (n.) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the trigger.

16. (n.) An interleaved strip at the back, as in a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when filled.

17. (n.) A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber exercise.

18. (n.) An expression or admission intended to secure against objections or censure.

19. (v. t.) Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.

20. (n.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of the Belemnites.

GUARD

gard:

(1) sar ha-Tabbachim, "captain of the guard," literally, "slaughterers" (Genesis 37:36; Genesis 39:1; Genesis 40:3, 1; 41:10, 12); rabh Tabbachim (2 Kings 25:8, 11, 20 Jeremiah 39:9, etc.); rabh tabbachayyah (Daniel 2:14); ratsim, "guard," the King James Version "footmen" (1 Samuel 22:17); sare ha-ratsim, "chief of the guard" the King James Version "captains of the guard" (1 Kings 14:27); ta' ha-ratsim, "guard-chamber" (1 Kings 14:28; compare Ezekiel 40:21, etc., where "lodges" are "guardrooms"; see A.B. Davidson at the place).

(2) mishmar, "guard," a defense to a point of danger (Nehemiah 4:22 Ezekiel 38:7).

(3) mishma`ath, "guard" (2 Samuel 23:23, where the American Revised Version, margin and the Revised Version, margin have "council," the body over which Benaiah was set by David and whose functions were perhaps those of consultation)

(4) spekoulator, "guard" (Mark 6:27, "a man of Herod's guard," where, as in one or two other cases, Mark, writing for Romans, simply transliterates the Latin speculator "a scout," "an executioner," as in loc.).

(5) stratopedarches, "captain of the guard" the King James Version, "captain of the praetorian guard" the Revised Version, margin, Acts 28:16. See CAPTAIN.

(6) (koustodia), "watch" the King James Version, "guard" the American Standard Revised Version and the Revised Version (British and American) (Matthew 27:65, 66; Matthew 28:11).

1. Royal Body-Guard:

An oriental monarch's body-guard consisted of picked men attached to his person and ready to fulfill his pleasure in important and confidential concerns. At the courts of Egypt and Babylon the members of the guard were known as "slaughterers," "executioners" (Genesis 37:36 King James Version margin, the American Revised Version, margin and the Revised Version, margin, where Potiphar is called their captain); 2 Kings 25:8, where Nebuzaradan is called their captain (King James Version margin "chief marshal"). Whether it had ever been the function of the body-guard to kill meat for the royal table there is little directly to show; that they acted as executioners can be well understood. In Israel they were known as "the footmen" (1 Samuel 22:17 the King James Version, the American Revised Version, margin and the Revised Version, margin "runners") who acted as royal messengers or couriers from the time of Saul onward (2 Kings 10:25; 2 Kings 11:6); and this designation connects them with the couriers of the kings of Persia (Esther 3:13, 15; Esther 8:14, where our versions render "posts," though the Hebrew is ratsim).

2. Composed of Foreigners:

The men of the royal body-guard were usually foreigners like the janissaries of oriental monarchs down to modern times, who prefer to have around their persons warriors uninfluenced by family connection with the people of the land. Rameses II had such a body-guard whose commanders ranked with the great officers of the crown (Maspero, Struggle of the Nations, 766). David's body-guard of 600, known also as the gibborim or "mighty men," consisted of Cherethites, Pelethites, and Gittites (2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:23), and we read of Carites (2 Kings 11:19), who may have been Carians or Cretans, as forming part of the guard at the coronation of King Jehoash.

3. Connection with the Temple:

That this guard had duties in connection with the temple as well as the king's house seems clear. That they were employed as slaughterers of the sacrifices before the Levites were entrusted with the office is unlikely, inasmuch as this guard is not said to have been composed of "slaughterers" but of "runners." But they accompanied King Rehoboam when he visited the temple (1 Kings 14:28), and to their captains were committed the shields of brass which took the place of the shields of gold which Solomon had hung up in the temple; Jehoiada employed their captains to put Athaliah to death and to exterminate the worshippers of Baal who had fled to the temple precincts (2 Kings 11:4); the temple gate leading to the palace was called "the gate of the guard" (2 Kings 11:19). At this time, and for this occasion, at least, the royal body-guard were the temple guards; and when Ezekiel drew up his plans for the temple which he conceived to replace the temple destroyed by Nebuchadrezzar, the "lodges" or "little chambers" were rooms for the accommodation of the temple guard (Ezekiel 40:7, 10, 21, 33, etc.).

LITERATURE.

Robertson Smith, OTJC, 262, and note.

T. Nicol.

PRAETORIAN GUARD

pre-to'-ri-an: "My bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other, places" (Philippians 1:13 the King James Version). This verse is translated in the Revised Version (British and American), "My bonds became manifest in Christ throughout the whole praetorian guard, and to all the rest," and is noteworthy.

1. Pretorium in Philippians-Usual View:

It has been usual to connect the words, "the soldier that guarded him," Acts 28:16, with this statement in Philippians 1:13, that the apostle's bonds were manifest in the whole praetorium, and to understand that the former was the cause of the latter; that the result of Paul's making the gospel known in his own hired house to those soldiers to one of whom he was chained by the wrist day and night, was that it became known in all the praetorian regiment that his bonds were endured for Christ's sake, that it was for conscience' sake that he was suffering wrongfully, that he was no wrongdoer but a prisoner of Jesus Christ. In this way the gospel would spread through the whole of the praetorian guard in that regiment's headquarters which were situated in a permanent camp established by Tiberius in Rome, outside the Colline Gate, at the Northeast of the city. This verse would also mean that the gospel had been proclaimed in the same way to those members of the praetorian guard who were on duty as the bodyguard of the emperor and who were lodged in one of the buildings which adjoined the emperor's palace on the Palatine Hill.

2. Lightfoot on Interpretations:

Thus, Lightfoot, discussing the meaning of the phrase "in the whole praetorium" (Commentary on Philippians, 99;), reviews the different interpretations which have been given of the word, and shows

(1) that no instance is to be found of its signifying Nero's palace on the Palatine Hill;

(2) that there is no authority for the interpretation which would make it mean the praenterinn barracks on the Palatine;

(3) that neither is there any authority for making it mean the praetorian camp outside the walls of Rome. In Lightfoot's words (op. cit., 101), "All attempts to give a local sense to `praetorium' thus fail for want of evidence." Lightfoot accordingly defends the interpretation, "the praetorian guard," and the Revised Version (British and American), above cited, follows him in this.

3. View of Mommsen and Ramsay:

One of the meanings of "praetorium" is a council of war, the officers who met in the general's tent (see PRAETORIUM). Lightfoot is very decided in interpreting "praetorium" to mean the praetorian regiment, the imperial guards, and he adds, "in this sense and in this alone can it be safely affirmed that the apostle would hear the word praetorium used daily," and that this sense is in all respects appropriate. But the other meaning, though not appropriate here, namely, a council of war composed of the officers and their general, is much nearer to that which is now accepted by such authorities as Mommsen and Sir W.M. Ramsay, who hold that in this passage "praetorium" means a council, not of war, however, but the council of judgment, the emperor's court of appeal in which he was assisted by his legal assessors (see Mommsen, Berlin Akad. Sitzungsber., 1895, 501; Ramsay, Paul the Traveler and the Rein Citizen, 357; Workman, Persecution in the Early Church, 35). Over this court there presided the emperor or his delegate, the prefect of the praetorian guard, and associated with him were twenty assessors selected from the senators. Formerly their votes were taken by ballot, but Nero preferred to receive from each a written opinion and on the next day to deliver his judgment in person. Such, it is now believed, is the praetorium to which Paul refers.

The meaning, therefore, of the words, "My bonds in Christ are manifest in the whole praetorium," will be that when Paul wrote the Epistle to the Philippians his first Roman trial was already so far advanced that he had been able to impress upon his judges, the twenty assessors and their president, the fact that he was no evildoer, but that the sole cause of his imprisonment was his loyalty to Christ. It was manifest to all the members of the emperor's court of appeal that Paul was enduring his long imprisonment, suffering wrongfully, but only for the sake of Jesus Christ.

4. Bearing on Paul's Captivity and Trial:

The important bearing will be seen which this signification of "praetorium" in this passage has on the question of the order in which Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians and Philemon-the epistles of Paul's captivity in Rome-were written. On subjective evidence Lightfoot concludes that Philippians is the earliest of them, basing his opinion largely on the resemblance which exists in many particulars between the thoughts and expressions in Philippians and in the Epistle to the Romans, making Philippians, as it were, a connecting link between Paul's earlier and his later epistles. See Lightfoot, Philipplans, 42 f; he writes: "These resemblances suggest as early a date for the Epistle to the Philippians as circumstances will allow," earlier, that is, than Colossians and Ephesians. But Lightfoot's argument is set aside by the new light which has been thrown upon the real meaning of "praetorium." Sir W.M. Ramsay (St. Paul the Traveler, 357) writes: "The trial seems to have occurred toward the end of A.D. 61. Its earliest stages were over before Paul wrote to the Philipplans, for he says, `The things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the progress of the Good News; so that my bonds became manifest in Christ in the whole Pretorium, and to all the rest; and that most of the Brethren in the Lord, being confident in my bonds, are more abundantly bold to speak the word of God without fear.' This passage has been generally misconceived and connected with the period of imprisonment; and here again we are indebted to Mommsen for the proper interpretation. The Praetorum is the whole body of persons connected with the sitting in judgment, the supreme Imperial Court, doubtless in this case the Prefect or both Prefects of the Praetorian Guard, representing the emperor in his capacity as the fountain of justice, together with the assessors and high officers of the court. The expression of the chapter as a whole shows that the trial is partly finished, and the issue as yet is so favorable that the Brethren are emboldened by the success of Paul's courageous and freespoken defense and the strong impression which he evidently produced on the court; but he himself, being entirely occupied with the trial, is for the moment prevented from preaching as he had been doing when he wrote to the Colossians and the Asian churches generally."

5. Bearing on Date of Epistle:

Thus, the correct meaning of "praetorium" enables us to fix the date of the Epistle to the Philippians as having been written close to the end of Paul's first Roman imprisonment. That this inference is correct is confirmed by various other facts, such as his promise to visit that city, and the fact that in Philippians 2:20 the King James Version he says regarding Timothy, "I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's." We could not conceive of Paul writing like this if Mark, Tychicus, Aristarchus, and especially if Luke had been with him then, and yet we know (Colossians 4:7, 10, 14) that each and all of these companions of the apostle were with him in Rome when he wrote the Epistle to the Colossians. They had evidently, along with others, been sent on missions to Asia or other places, so that Paul now had only Timothy "likeminded" when he wrote to Philippi.

See PAUL, THE APOSTLE; PHILIPPIANS, THE EPISTLE TO THE.

All these facts and considerations confirm us in accepting the signification of "praetorium" as the emperor's supreme court of appeal, before which Paul when he wrote the Epistle to the Philippians had so conducted his defense as to produce a most favorable impression, from which he inferred that he might soon be liberated from imprisonment. And his liberation, as the event proved, soon followed.

John Rutherfurd

5442. phulasso -- to guard, watch
... to guard, watch. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phulasso Phonetic Spelling:
(foo-las'-so) Short Definition: I keep, guard, observe Definition: (a) I guard ...
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5432. phroureo -- to guard
... to guard. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: phroureo Phonetic Spelling:
(froo-reh'-o) Short Definition: I guard, keep Definition: I guard, keep, as by a ...
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1314. diaphulasso -- to guard carefully
... to guard carefully. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: diaphulasso Phonetic Spelling:
(dee-af-oo-las'-so) Short Definition: I guard carefully, protect ...
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5083. tereo -- to watch over, to guard
... to watch over, to guard. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: tereo Phonetic Spelling:
(tay-reh'-o) Short Definition: I keep, guard, observe Definition: I keep ...
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5438. phulake -- a guarding, guard, watch
... a guarding, guard, watch. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: phulake
Phonetic Spelling: (foo-lak-ay') Short Definition: a watching, guard, prison ...
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2892. koustodia -- a guard
... a guard. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: koustodia Phonetic Spelling:
(koos-to-dee'-ah) Short Definition: a guard Definition: a guard, watch. ...
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4759 -- captain of the guard.
captain of the guard. ... captain of the guard. From stratopedon and archo; a ruler of
an army, ie (specially), a Praetorian praefect -- captain of the guard. ...
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5441. phulax -- a guard, keeper
... a guard, keeper. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: phulax Phonetic
Spelling: (foo'-lax) Short Definition: a guard, keeper, sentinel Definition: a ...
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4232. praitorion -- Praetorium (official residence of a governor) ...
... Praetorium (official residence of a governor), praetorian guard. Part of Speech:
Noun, Neuter Transliteration: praitorion Phonetic Spelling: (prahee-to'-ree-on ...
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5069. tetradion -- a group of four, a quaternion (a guard of four ...
... a group of four, a quaternion (a guard of four soldiers). Part of Speech: Noun,
Neuter Transliteration: tetradion Phonetic Spelling: (tet-rad'-ee-on) Short ...
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4929. mishmar -- place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch ...
... mishmar. 4930 . place of confinement, jail, prison, guard, watch, observance.
Transliteration: mishmar Phonetic Spelling: (mish-mawr') Short Definition: guard ...
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8108. shomrah -- a guard, watch
... 8107, 8108. shomrah. 8109 . a guard, watch. Transliteration: shomrah
Phonetic Spelling: (shom-raw') Short Definition: guard. Word ...
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4307. mattara -- a guard, ward, prison, target, mark
... a guard, ward, prison, target, mark. Transliteration: mattara or mattarah Phonetic
Spelling: (mat-taw-raw') Short Definition: guardhouse. ...
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5341. natsar -- to watch, guard, keep
... 5340b, 5341. natsar. 5342 . to watch, guard, keep. Transliteration: natsar
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-tsar') Short Definition: observe. Word Origin a prim. ...
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4931. mishmereth -- a guard, watch, charge, function
... mishmereth. 4932 . a guard, watch, charge, function. Transliteration: mishmereth
Phonetic Spelling: (mish-mer'-reth) Short Definition: charge. Word Origin fem ...
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4675. mitstsabah -- perhaps a guard, watch
... 4674, 4675. mitstsabah. 4676 . perhaps a guard, watch. Transliteration: mitstsabah
Phonetic Spelling: (mats-tsaw-baw') Short Definition: army. Word Origin ...
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5605. saphaph -- to stand at or guard the threshold
... 5604, 5605. saphaph. 5606 . to stand at or guard the threshold. Transliteration:
saphaph Phonetic Spelling: (saw-faf') Short Definition: threshold. ...
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2876. tabbach -- cook, guardsman
... bodyguard. Word Origin from tabach Definition cook, guardsman NASB Word Usage
bodyguard (16), cook (2), guard (14). cook, guard. From ...
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7323. ruts -- to run
... to run NASB Word Usage carried them speedily (1), courier runs (1), courier runs
to another (1), couriers (6), dash to and fro (1), guard (6), guards (7 ...
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2877. tabbach -- guardsman
... guard. (Aramaic) the same as tabbach; a lifeguardsman -- guard. see HEBREW
tabbach. 2876, 2877. tabbach. 2878 . Strong's Numbers.
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Whether an Angel is Appointed to Guard a Man from his Birth?
... OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF THE GOOD ANGELS (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether an angel
is appointed to guard a man from his birth? Objection 1 ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether an angel is appointed.htm

December the Thirty-First the Rear-Guard
... DECEMBER The Thirty-first THE REAR-GUARD. "Goodness and mercy shall follow me all
the days of my life." "Psalm 23.p>But why "follow" me? Why not "go before"? ...
/.../december the thirty-first the rear-guard.htm

Whether to Guard Men Belongs Only to the Lowest Order of Angels?
... OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF THE GOOD ANGELS (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether to guard
men belongs only to the lowest order of angels? Objection ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether to guard men belongs.htm

We must Guard Also against a visible Enemy when He Incites us by ...
... Book I. Chapter V. We must guard also against a visible enemy when he incites
us by silence? ... 19. So, then, let a man guard also his humility. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter v we must guard.htm

We must Guard against Anger, Before it Arises; if it Has Already ...
... Book I. Chapter XXI. We must guard against anger, before it arises; if it has already
arisen we must? ... Guard the simplicity and purity of thy heart. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xxi we must guard.htm

CM Breviary. Our Guard by Night.
... Our Guard By Night. 1 Lord of the world, who hast preserved Us safely through this
day, Now guard us in the silent night, And in all time, we pray! ...
/.../various/book of hymns for public and private devotion/557 c m breviary our.htm

Psalm 91 Part 2 Protection from Death, Guard of Angels, victory ...
... THE PSALMS OF DAVID PSALM 91 PART 2 Protection from death, guard of angels,
victory and deliverance. v.9-16 CM. ... And guard your happy days. ...
/.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 91 part 2 protection.htm

Septuagesima 118. My Soul, be on Thy Guard
... II. THE CHRISTIAN YEAR Septuagesima 118. My soul, be on thy guard. SM [448]Heath: ...
George Heath, 1781. My soul, be on thy guard; Ten thousand foes arise; ...
/.../septuagesima 118 my soul be.htm

Be on Your Guard against the Snares of the Devil.
... Chapter VIII."Be on your guard against the snares of the devil. Not that
I know there is anything of this kind among you; but ...
/.../the epistle of ignatius to the trallians/chapter viii be on your guard.htm

Whether Angels Grieve for the Ills of those whom they Guard?
... OF THE GUARDIANSHIP OF THE GOOD ANGELS (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether angels
grieve for the ills of those whom they guard? Objection 1 ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether angels grieve for the.htm

Guard (185 Occurrences)
... Version renders the Greek spekulator by "executioner," earlier English versions
by "hangman," the Revised Version by "soldier of his guard." The word properly ...
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Body-guard (23 Occurrences)
Body-guard. Bodyguard, Body-guard. Body's . Int. Standard Bible
Encyclopedia BODY-GUARD. bod'-i-gard: The expression occurs ...
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Life-guard (5 Occurrences)
Life-guard. Life-giving, Life-guard. Life-guard's . Multi-Version
Concordance Life-guard (5 Occurrences). Genesis 37 ...
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Guard-chamber (2 Occurrences)
Guard-chamber. Guard, Guard-chamber. Guarded . Multi-Version
Concordance Guard-chamber (2 Occurrences). 1 Kings 14:28 ...
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Rear-guard (4 Occurrences)
Rear-guard. Rearguard, Rear-guard. Rearing . Multi-Version
Concordance Rear-guard (4 Occurrences). Numbers 10:25 And ...
/r/rear-guard.htm - 7k

Guard's (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Guard's (1 Occurrence). Genesis 41:10 Pharaoh was
wroth with his servants, and put me in ward in the captain ...
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Safe-guard (1 Occurrence)
Safe-guard. Safeguard, Safe-guard. Safekeeping . Multi-Version
Concordance Safe-guard (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 4:5 Then ...
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Life-guard's (1 Occurrence)
Life-guard's. Life-guard, Life-guard's. Lifeless . Multi-Version
Concordance Life-guard's (1 Occurrence). Genesis 41 ...
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Nebuzar-adan (14 Occurrences)
... on the seventh of the month, which was in the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar,
king of Babylon, Nebuzar-adan, captain of the body-guard, servant of the ...
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Bodyguard (23 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A guard to protect or defend the person;
a lifeguard. ... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BODY-GUARD. ...
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