Acts 22:4:12Acts.22.4.W12TAB
φυλακὰς
phylakas
“prisons”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KAS
- Extended
- phyoo-lah-KAHS
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈkas/
Meaning by language
- English
- prisons
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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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phy-la-KAS
- sentence
hos TAU-tên tên ho-DON e-DI-ōk-sa A-khri tha-NA-tou des-MEU-ōn kai pa-ra-di-DOUS eis phy-la-KAS AN-dras te kai gy-NAI-kas
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis phylakas {εἰς φυλακὰς | eis phu-la-kàs} expresses the goal of these actions, namely confinement in prisons.
In context — Acts 22:4
I myself persecuted this Way as far as death, binding and handing over to prisons both men and women .
About this coordinate
Acts 22:4:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 22:4, so the Greek word φυλακὰς (phylakas) 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.22.4.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.4.W12.S1) and character.