Acts 16:36:4Acts.16.36.W4TAB
δεσμοφύλαξ
desmophylaks
“jailer”
- Transliteration
- des-mo-PHY-laks
- Extended
- dehs-moh-PHY-lahks
- IPA
- /des.moˈpʰy.laks/
Meaning by language
- English
- jailer
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
des-mo-PHY-laks
- sentence
a-PÊNG-gei-len DE ho des-mo-PHY-laks tous LO-gous TOU-tous pros ton PAU-lon HO-ti a-PE-stal-kan hoi stra-tê-GOI HI-na a-po-ly-THÊ-te NYN OUN ex-el-THON-tes po-REU-es-the en ei-RÊ-nê
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist verb apengeilen {ἀπήγγειλεν | apḗngeilen} as the main action, followed by its subject ho desmophylax {ὁ δεσμοφύλαξ | desmophýlax} “the jailer,” illustrating the verb-first narrative order.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta epsilon sigma mu omicron sigma
“bond, chain”
In context — Acts 16:36
The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders that you be released; so now, go out and go in peace .”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:36:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 16:36, so the Greek word δεσμοφύλαξ (desmophylaks) 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.16.36.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.36.W4.S1) and character.