Words the Bible translates as beware
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- phulassōφυλάσσωto keep watch: to guard something so it comes to no harm, and by extension to keep a command or keep oneself out of harm's way
- shamarשָׁמַרto exercise watchful care over someone or something: to guard it, hold to it, and keep it safe
- blepōβλέπωto see: to take something in with the eyes, or to have the power of sight at all
+3 more meanings
- to watch out: to keep your eyes open, whether against a danger or over something you are responsible for
- to perceive: to grasp, notice, or recognize something with the mind
- to face toward: to be turned in a given direction, said of a place
- prosechōπροσέχωto direct one's attention to something and respond to it accordingly
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Every English meaning beginning with B is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.