Lexical Summary koustōdia: a guard Original Word: κουστωδίαTransliteration: koustōdia Phonetic Spelling: (koos-to-dee'-ah) Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Short Definition: a guard Meaning: a guard Strong's Concordance guard, sentryOf Latin origin; "custody", i.e. A Roman sentry -- watch. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2892: κουστωδίακουστωδία, κουστωδίας (Buttmann, 17 (16)), ἡ (a Latin word), guard: used of the Roman soldiers guarding the sepulchre of Christ, Matthew 27:65; Matthew 28:11. (Ev. Nic c. 13.) |