Matthew 14:3:11Matt.14.3.W11TAB
φυλακῇ
phylakê
“prison”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KÊ
- Extended
- phy-lah-KÊ
- IPA
- /pʰy.la.ˈkeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- prison
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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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
phy-la-KÊ
- sentence
ho GAR hê-RÔ-dês kra-TÊ-sas TON i-ô-AN-nên E-dê-sen au-TON KAI en phy-la-KÊ a-PE-the-to di-A hê-rô-di-A-da TÊN gy-NAI-ka phi-LIP-poo TOU a-del-PHOO au-TOU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en phulake {ἐν φυλακῇ | en phylakē} ‘in prison’ specifies the location of the second verb.
Root and etymology
phulassophi–upsilon–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–omicron
“to guard, watch, keep”
In context — Matthew 14:3
For Herod , having seized John, bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias , the wife of Philip, his brother.
About this coordinate
Matthew 14:3:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Matthew 14:3, so the Greek word φυλακῇ (phylakê) 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 Matt.14.3.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.14.3.W11.S1) and character.