Acts 16:24:10Acts.16.24.W10TAB
φυλακὴν
phylakên
“prison”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KÊN
- Extended
- phyoo-lah-KEHN
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈkɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- prison
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phy-la-KÊN
- sentence
hos pa-rang-ge-LEE-an toi-AU-tên la-BON E-ba-len au-TOUS eis tên e-sô-TE-ran phy-la-KÊN KAI tous PO-das ê-spha-LEE-sa-to au-TÔN eis to KSY-lon
Exegesis
The verb ebalen {ἔβαλεν | é-ba-len} ‘he put, he threw’ governs autous {αὐτούς | au-toús} ‘them’ and the prepositional phrase eis ten esoteran phylaken {εἰς τὴν ἐσωτέραν φυλακήν | eis tḗn e-sō-té-ran phy-la-kḗn} ‘into the inner prison’, indicating placement in the most secure cell.
Root and etymology
phylassōphi–upsilon–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to guard, keep watch”
In context — Acts 16:24
Having received such an order , he confined them to the inner prison and secured their feet to the stocks .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:24:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 16:24, so the Greek word φυλακὴν (phylakên) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.16.24.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.24.W10.S1) and character.