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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Result
φυ + λα + κὰς
phy + la + kas
phylakas

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    phy-la-KAS

  2. 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 contextActs 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.