John 3:24:7John.3.24.W7TAB
φυλακὴν
pʰylakên
“prison”
- Transliteration
- pʰy-la-KÊN
- Extended
- pʰy-la-KÊN
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈkɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- prison
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pʰy-la-KÊN
- sentence
OO-pô GAR ÊN beh-blê-ME-nos eis TÊN pʰy-la-KÊN o i-ô-AN-nês
Exegesis
The phrase eis tēn phylakēn {εἰς τὴν φυλακὴν | eis tēn phu-lakḗn} marks movement toward the destination of custody, not merely a static location.
Root and etymology
phylassōphi upsilon lambda alpha sigma sigma omega
“to guard, keep watch”
In context — John 3:24
For John had not yet been imprisoned .
About this coordinate
John 3:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 3:24, so the Greek word φυλακὴν (pʰylakên) 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 John.3.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.24.W7.S1) and character.