{"def":{"short":"to watch, i.e., be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid","long":["to guard",["to watch, keep watch","to guard or watch, have an eye upon: lest he escape","to guard a person (or thing) that he may remain safe",["lest he suffer violence, be despoiled, etc. to protect","to protect one from a person or thing","to keep from being snatched away, preserve safe and unimpaired","to guard from being lost or perishing","to guard one's self from a thing"],"to guard i.e., care for, take care not to violate",["to observe"]],"to observe for one's self something to escape",["to avoid, shun flee from","to guard for one's self (i.e., for one's safety's sake) so as not to violate, i.e., to keep, observe (the precepts of the Mosaic law)"]]},"deriv":"probably from G5443 through the idea of isolation","pronun":{"ipa":"fyˈlɑs.so","ipa_mod":"fjuˈlɑs.sow","sbl":"phylassō","dic":"foo-LAHS-soh","dic_mod":"fyoo-LAHS-soh"},"see":["G5083","G5443"],"comment":"Compare G5083."}