Acts 16:40:5Acts.16.40.W5TAB
φυλακῆς
phylakês
“prison”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KÊS
- Extended
- phy-lah-KÊHS
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈkɛːs/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phy-la-KÊS
- sentence
ek-sel-THON-tes de a-PO tês phy-la-KÊS ei-SÊL-thon pros tên ly-DI-an KAI i-DON-tes pa-re-KA-le-san tous a-del-PHOUS KAI ek-SÊL-than
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase apo tēs phulakēs {ἀπὸ τῆς φυλακῆς | apó tēs phylakēs} denotes origin from the prison.
Root and etymology
phylassōphi–upsilon–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–omicron
“to guard, watch”
In context — Acts 16:40
After they went out from the prison , they entered Lydia’s house; and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:40:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:40, 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.16.40.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.40.W5.S1) and character.