Acts 16:27:12Acts.16.27.W12TAB
φυλακῆς
phylakês
“prison”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KÊS
- Extended
- phü-lah-KAYS
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈkɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- prison
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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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phy-la-KÊS
- sentence
EK-sy-pnos DE ge-NO-me-nos ho des-mo-PHY-laks KAI i-DON a-ne-oiɣ-ME-nas tas THY-ras tês phy-la-KÊS spa-SA-me-nos tên MA-khai-ran Ê-mel-len he-au-TON a-nai-REIN no-MI-dzōn ek-pe-pheu-GE-nai tous des-MI-ous
Exegesis
The participle idon {ἰδὼν | idṑn} ‘having seen’ follows, taking the perfect passive participle aneōgmenos {ἀνεῳγμένας | aneōgménas} ‘having been opened’ and its object tas thyras tēs phylakēs {τὰς θύρας τῆς φυλακῆς | tàs thýras tês phylakês} ‘the prison doors.’
Root and etymology
phylak-phi–upsilon–lambda–alpha–kappa
“to guard, watch”
In context — Acts 16:27
When the jailer woke to find the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, assuming the prisoners had escaped.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:27:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 16:27, so the Greek word φυλακῆς (phylakês) 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.16.27.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.27.W12.S1) and character.