Acts 26:10:13Acts.26.10.W13TAB
φυλακαῖς
phylakais
“prisons”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KAIS
- Extended
- phyoo-lah-KAIS
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈkais/
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 | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phy-la-KAIS
- sentence
ho KAI e-POI-e-sa en hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois KAI pol-LOUS te tôn ha-GI-ōn e-GÔ en phy-la-KAIS ka-TE-klei-sa tēn pa-RA tôn ar-khi-e-RE-ōn ek-sou-SI-an la-BŌN a-nai-rou-ME-nōn te au-TÔN ka-TÊ-nen-gka PSÊ-phon
Exegesis
The sequence kai pollous te ton hagion ego en phylakais katekleisa {καὶ πολλούς τε τῶν ἁγίων ἐγὼ ἐν φυλακαῖς κατέκλεισα | kaì polloús te tôn hagíōn egṓ en phylakaîs katékleisa} places pollous “many” before the genitive ton hagion “of the saints” for emphasis on the number, while the explicit ego highlights Paul’s personal responsibility. The main finite verb katekleisa gathers the preceding elements into the primary assertion: he imprisoned many holy ones.
In context — Acts 26:10
Which also I did in Jerusalem; and many of the saints I shut up in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death I cast my vote against them.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 26:10, so the Greek word φυλακαῖς (phylakais) 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.26.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.10.W13.S1) and character.