Matthew 18:30:10Matt.18.30.W10TAB
φυλακὴν,
phylakên
“prison”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KÊN
- Extended
- phy-lah-KÊN
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈkeːn/
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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Word in context
- word
phy-la-KÊN
- phraseyour reading level
al-LA a-pel-THÔN E-ba-len au-TON eis phy-la-KÊN
- sentence
HO DE ouk Ê-the-len al-LA a-pel-THÔN E-ba-len au-TON eis phy-la-KÊN HE-ôs HOO a-po-DÔI TO o-phei-LO-me-non
Exegesis
The main narrative verb ebalen {ἔβαλεν | é-ba-len}, combined with the prepositional eis phylakēn {εἰς φυλακὴν | eis phy-la-kḗn}, depicts forceful imprisonment.
Root and etymology
phylassōphi–upsilon–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to guard, to keep watch”
In context — Matthew 18:30
But he was not willing ; instead, he went away and threw him into prison until he should pay what was owed .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:30:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Matthew 18:30, 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 Matt.18.30.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.30.W10.S1) and character.