Luke 18:21:6Luke.18.21.W6TAB
ἐφύλαξα
ephylakhsa
“I kept”
- Transliteration
- e-PHY-la-khsa
- Extended
- eh-PHY-lah-khsah
- IPA
- /eˈpʰy.lak.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I kept
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PHY-la-khsa
- sentence
ho de EI-pen TAU-ta PAN-ta e-PHY-la-khsa ek ne-O-tê-tos mou
Exegesis
The aorist verb ephylaxa {ἐφύλαξα | e-phý-la-xa} presents the man’s obedience as a whole, summarizing his past observance of the commandments up to the present.
Root and etymology
phylassophi–upsilon–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to guard, keep carefully”
In context — Luke 18:21
But he said, “All these things I have kept from my youth .”
About this coordinate
Luke 18:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 18:21, so the Greek word ἐφύλαξα (ephylakhsa) 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 Luke.18.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.18.21.W6.S1) and character.