- Original: δεσμοφύλαξ - Transliteration: Desmophulax - Phonetic: des-mof-oo'-lax - Definition: 1. a keeper of a prison, a jailor - Origin: from G1199 and G5441 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From G1199 and G5441 ; a jailer (as guarding the prisoners): - jailer keeper of the prison. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • jailer, 1 Act 16:23 • prison, 2 Act 16:27; Act 16:36