Revelation 18:2:27Rev.18.2.W27TAB
φυλακὴ
phylakê
“a prison”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KÊ
- Extended
- phyoo-lah-KEH
- IPA
- /pʰy.laˈkɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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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The word
Word in context
- word
phy-la-KÊ
- sentence
KAI E-kra-ksen en is-khy-RAI phō-NÊ LE-gōn E-pe-sen E-pe-sen Ba-by-LŌN hē me-GA-lē KAI e-GE-ne-to ka-toi-kê-TÊ-ri-on dai-mo-NI-ōn KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS PNEU-ma-tos a-ka-THAR-tou KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS or-NE-ou a-ka-THAR-tou KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS thē-RI-ou a-ka-THAR-tou KAI me-mi-sē-ME-nou
Exegesis
What follows is a tricolon of phylakē {φυλακὴ | phu-la-kē} ‘prison, haunt’ each governing pantos pneumatos akathartou {παντὸς πνεύματος ἀκαθάρτου | pan-tòs pneú-ma-tos a-ka-thár-tou} ‘of every unclean spirit’, pantos orneou akathartou {παντὸς ὀρνέου ἀκαθάρτου | pan-tòs or-né-ou a-ka-thár-tou} ‘of every unclean bird’, and pantos thēriou akathartou kai memisēmenou {παντὸς θηρίου ἀκαθάρτου καὶ μεμισημένου | pan-tòs thē-ri-ou a-ka-thár-tou kai me-mi-sē-me-nou} ‘of every unclean and hated beast’. This anaphora underscores the comprehensive defilement and horror of the fallen city.
Root and etymology
phylassōphu-lás-sō
“to guard, keep”
In context — Revelation 18:2
He shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen—fallen is Babylon the great! Now she has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean bird, and a prison for every unclean and detested beast.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:2:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Revelation 18:2, so the Greek word φυλακὴ (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 Rev.18.2.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.2.W27.S1) and character.