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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Result
φυ + λα + κῇ
phy + la + kê
phylakê

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Kappak — as in kite
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    phy-la-KÊ

  2. 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 contextMatthew 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.