Acts 22:19:9Acts.22.19.W9TAB
φυλακίζων
phylakizōn
“imprisoning”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KI-zōn
- Extended
- phy-lah-KIH-dzohn
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈki.dzɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- imprisoning
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phy-la-KI-zōn
- sentence
ka-GO EI-pon KY-ree-e au-TOI e-PI-stan-tai HO-ti e-GO Ê-min phy-la-KI-zōn kai DE-rōn ka-TA tas sy-na-gō-GAS tous pi-STE-u-on-tas e-PI SE
Exegesis
The nominative participles phylakizōn {φυλακίζων | phu-la-kí-zōn} ‘imprisoning’ and derōn {δέρων | dé-rōn} ‘beating’ function as circumstantial actions concurrent with that state.
Root and etymology
phulakephi–rho–alpha–lambda–alpha–kappa–eta
“prison, jail”
In context — Acts 22:19
And I said, “Lord , they themselves know that I was imprisoning and beating in the synagogues those who believe in You.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:19:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 22:19, so the Greek word φυλακίζων (phylakizōn) 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.22.19.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.19.W9.S1) and character.