Tabbach Genesis 37:36Genesis 39:12 Kings 25:8-20Jeremiah 39:9-13shamar Nehemiah 4:9Nehemiah 7:31 Samuel 22:171 Kings 1:51 Kings 14:27-28Nehemiah 3:25Jeremiah 32:22 Chronicles 23:10Zechariah 9:8
Three Greek nouns are translated as guard. Hyperetes is used for those guarding the high priest's quarters ( Matthew 26:58; Mark 14:54 ). Koustodia ( Matthew 27:66; Matthew 28:11 ) is a Latin loan word, suggesting that this guard was indeed a Roman guard. Philake is used for stations of guards in Acts 12:10 .
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