Acts 22:20:17Acts.22.20.W17TAB
φυλάσσων
phylassôn
“watching over”
- Transliteration
- phy-LAS-sôn
- Extended
- phyh-LAS-sohn
- IPA
- /pʰyˈlas.sɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- watching over
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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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phy-LAS-sôn
- sentence
kai HO-te ek-se-KHYNN-e-to to HAI-ma ste-PHA-nou tou MAR-ty-ros sou kai au-TOS Ê-men e-phe-STÔS kai sy-neu-do-KÔN kai phy-LAS-sôn ta hi-MA-ti-a tôn a-nai-ROUN-tôn au-TON
Exegesis
This nominative phrase is linked with the imperfect verb emēn {ἤμην | ḗmēn} and followed by a chain of participles: ephestōs {ἐφεστὼς | ephestṓs}, suneudokōn {συνευδοκῶν | suneudokôn}, and phylassōn {φυλάσσων | phylássōn}. The perfect participle ephestōs depicts Paul as standing by in a settled, resultant state, while the present participles suneudokōn and phylassōn describe simultaneous, ongoing actions of approving and guarding. Syntactically, these participles are circumstantial, elaborating how Paul “was” present during Stephen’s death.
Root and etymology
phylassōphi upsilon lambda alpha sigma sigma omega
“to guard, watch, keep safe”
In context — Acts 22:20
And when the blood of Stephen, Your witness , was being poured out, I Myself was standing by and consenting and guarding the garments of those who were killing him.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:20:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 22:20, so the Greek word φυλάσσων (phylassôn) 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.22.20.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.20.W17.S1) and character.