φυλακή/phulakē

This word is a type of person, thing, or idea. It is a noun.

This word can mean a watchman or guard.
- This can be a person who watches a city to protect it from enemies.
- This can be a person who watches prisoners so they cannot escape.
This word can mean a jail or prison. This is a place where prisoners are kept .
- Some prisoners are kept in a jail while they wait to go to the judge.
- Some prisoners are kept in a prison where they are punished.
This word can mean a time of night during which watchmen or guards watched a city. This word is used when talking about the four times of the night when different guards had to watch the city.
This word can mean the act of guarding someone or something.
- This can be the act of watching someone or something to protect them from harm.
- This can be the act of watching prisoners to keep them from escaping.