ΦΥΛΑΚ‾Η‾, φυλακ‾η‾
PHYLAK‾Ē‾, phylak‾ē‾
Sounds Like: foo-la-KAY
Translations: prison, a prison, guard, a guard, watch, a watch, custody, a custody, (into) prison, (into) custody, (into) a guard, (into) a watch
From the root: ΦΥΛΑΚΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word is a scribal abbreviation for ΦΥΛΑΚΗΝ, the accusative singular form of ΦΥΛΑΚΗ. It refers to a place of confinement, such as a prison or jail, or the act of guarding or keeping watch. It can also denote a group of guards or a period of time during which a watch is kept. In context, it often appears with prepositions like 'εις' (into) to indicate movement into a state of imprisonment or custody.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5438 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΥΛΑΚΗ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἨΦΥΛΑΚΗΝ — guard, a guard, prison, a prison, watch, a watch, keeping, a keeping
- ΦΥΛΑΚ — guard, a guard, watch, a watch, prison, a prison, custody, a custody, (of) a watch, (to) a watch
- ΦΥΛΑΚΑΙ — guards, prisons, watches, custodies, (to) guards, (to) prisons, (to) watches, (to) custodies
- ΦΥΛΑΚΑΙΣ — (to) a prison, (to) a guard, (to) a watch, (to) a watch-post, (to) a custody, (to) a keeping
- ΦΥΛΑΚΕΙ — to a prison, in a prison, to a guard, in a guard, to a watch, in a watch, to a custody, in a custody, to a keeping, in a keeping
- ΦΥΛΑΚΗ — guard, a guard, prison, a prison, watch, a watch, custody, a custody, keeping, a keeping
- ΦΥΛΑΚΗΝ — guard, a guard, prison, a prison, watch, a watch, custody, a custody, keeping, a keeping
- ΦΥΛΑΚΗΣ — (of) guard, (of) prison, (of) watch, (of) custody, (of) a guard, (of) a prison, (of) a watch, (of) a custody
- ΦΥΛΑΚΙΑ — prison, a prison, guard, a guard, watch, a watch, custody, a custody, (of) a watch, (of) a guard, (of) a prison, (of) custody
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