Luke 2:8:12Luke.2.8.W12PAT
φυλακὰς
phylakas
“watches”
- Transliteration
- phy-la-KAS
- Extended
- phy-la-KAS
- IPA
- /pʰy.la.ˈkas/
Meaning by language
- English
- watches
- French
- veilles
- Spanish
- guardias
- Portuguese
- vigílias
- German
- Wachen
- Russian
- стражи
- Arabic-Simplified
- حراسة
- Hindi
- पहरे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 看守
- Korean
- 경비들
- Indonesian
- jaga
- Bengali
- প্রহরা
- Tagalog
- mga pagbabantay
- Swahili
- ulinzi
- Amharic
- ክትትል
- Yoruba
- ṣọ́
- Igbo
- nche
- Twi
- ahwɛ
- Ewe
- kpekpe
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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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phy-la-KAS
- sentence
KAI POI-me-nes Ê-san en TÊI KHÔ-ra TÊI au-TÊI a-grau-LOUN-tes KAI phy-LAS-son-tes phy-la-KAS TÊS nyk-TOS e-PI TÊN POIM-nên au-TÔN
In context — Luke 2:8
and shepherds were in the region the same staying outdoors and keeping watch watches of the night over the flock of them
About this coordinate
Luke 2:8:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Luke 2:8, so the Greek word φυλακὰς (phylakas) 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 Luke.2.8.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.2.8.W12.S1) and character.