2892. koustódia

Berean Strong's Lexicon

koustódia: Guard, Watch

Original Word: κουστωδία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: koustódia
Pronunciation: koos-to-DEE-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (koos-to-dee'-ah)
Definition: Guard, Watch
Meaning: a guard, watch.

Word Origin: Derived from Latin "custodia," meaning "guard" or "watch."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "koustódia," the concept of a guard or watch is present in Hebrew terms such as "מִשְׁמֶרֶת" (mishmeret) - Strong's Hebrew 4931, meaning "guard" or "watch."

Usage: The term "koustódia" refers to a group of soldiers assigned to guard or watch over something or someone. In the New Testament, it specifically denotes the Roman guard placed at the tomb of Jesus to prevent His disciples from stealing His body.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Roman Empire, a "custodia" was a detachment of soldiers tasked with guarding important locations or individuals. The presence of a Roman guard at Jesus' tomb highlights the political and religious tensions of the time, as the Jewish leaders sought to ensure that Jesus' prophecy of rising from the dead would not be fulfilled through any human intervention.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Latin origin
Definition
a guard
NASB Translation
guard (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2892: κουστωδία

κουστωδία, 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.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

guard, sentry

Of Latin origin; "custody", i.e. A Roman sentry -- watch.

Forms and Transliterations

κουστωδιαν κουστωδίαν κουστωδιας κουστωδίας koustodian koustodían koustōdian koustōdían koustodias koustodías koustōdias koustōdías

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 27:65 N-AFS
GRK: Πιλᾶτος Ἔχετε κουστωδίαν ὑπάγετε ἀσφαλίσασθε
NAS: to them, You have a guard; go,
KJV: Ye have a watch: go your way,
INT: Pilate You have a guard Go make [it as] secure

Matthew 27:66 N-GFS
GRK: μετὰ τῆς κουστωδίας
NAS: secure, and along with the guard they set a seal
KJV: the stone, and setting a watch.
INT: with the guard

Matthew 28:11 N-GFS
GRK: τινες τῆς κουστωδίας ἐλθόντες εἰς
NAS: some of the guard came
KJV: behold, some of the watch came into
INT: some of the guard having gone into

Strong's Greek 2892
3 Occurrences

κουστωδίαν — 1 Occ.
κουστωδίας — 2 Occ.