Matthew 19:20:7Matt.19.20.W7TAB
⸀ἐφύλαξα·
ephylaksa
“I have kept”
- Transliteration
- e-PHY-la-ksa
- Extended
- eh-PHY-lah-ksah
- IPA
- /e.ˈpʰy.la.ksa/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have kept
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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-ksa
- clause
PAN-ta TAU-ta e-PHY-la-ksa
- sentence
LE-yei au-TO ho ne-a-NIS-kos PAN-ta TAU-ta e-PHY-la-ksa TI E-ti hy-ste-RO
Exegesis
The object phrase Panta tauta {Πάντα ταῦτα | Pán-ta taû-ta} ‘all these things’ stands before the verb ephylaxa {ἐφύλαξα | e-phý-la-xa} ‘I kept,’ giving emphasis to the totality of the commandments just mentioned. The aorist ephylaxa presents his obedience as a completed, comprehensive action.
Root and etymology
phylassōphi–upsilon–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to guard, watch, keep”
In context — Matthew 19:20
The young man said to Him , “All these things I have kept ; what do I still lack?”
About this coordinate
Matthew 19:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Matthew 19:20, so the Greek word ⸀ἐφύλαξα· (ephylaksa) 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.19.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.19.20.W7.S1) and character.