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κουστωδία

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κουστωδία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
koustōdia
Simplified transliteration: 
koustodia
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2892
GK Number: 
3184
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
guard
Definition: 
a watch, guard, Mt. 27:65, 66; 28:11*

Greek-English Concordance for κουστωδία

Matthew 27:65 Pilate said to them, “Take a guard (koustōdian | κουστωδίαν | acc sg fem) of soldiers; go and make it as secure as you know how.”
Matthew 27:66 So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting the guard (koustōdias | κουστωδίας | gen sg fem)
Matthew 28:11 While they were on their way, some of the guard (koustōdias | κουστωδίας | gen sg fem) went into the city and reported to the ruling priests everything that had taken place.