ΦΥΛΗΣ, φυλης
PHYLĒS, phylēs
Sounds Like: foo-LEES
Translations: of a tribe, of a race, of a clan, of a nation
From the root: ΦΥΛΗ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a tribe, race, or clan, often denoting a division of people based on ancestry or shared characteristics. It is used to indicate belonging or origin, as in 'of the tribe of Judah'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Feminine
Strong’s number: G5443 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Genesis — 24:40
- Numbers — 7:12
- Deuteronomy — 29:7
- Esther — 1:1a, 2:5, 4:17m
- Judith — 6:15, 8:2, 9:14
- Tobit — 1:1, 5:9, 5:11, 5:12
- Sirach — 45:6, 45:25
- Haggai — 1:1, 1:12, 1:14, 2:21
- Luke — 2:36
- Acts of the Apostles — 13:21
- Romans — 11:1
- Philippians — 3:5
- Hebrews — 7:13
- Revelation — 5:5, 5:9, 7:4, 7:5, 7:6, 7:7, 7:8
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 2:49, 6:105, 12:287, 14:303, 14:308
- Book 4 — 2:19, 6:141, 7:159, 7:174, 7:175, 8:214
- Book 5 — 1:3, 1:33, 1:43, 1:91, 1:119, 2:136, 2:140, 2:141, 2:149, 2:167, 3:177, 3:178, 3:182, 4:188, 5:201, 6:213, 8:240, 8:254, 8:267, 8:271, 8:272, 8:273, 8:297, 9:318
- Book 6 — 1:14, 4:45, 4:49, 4:51, 5:78, 7:134, 11:227, 11:236, 12:249
- Book 7 — 1:7, 1:8, 1:9, 1:10, 1:17, 2:55, 2:56, 2:57, 2:58, 2:59, 3:65, 11:260, 11:262, 11:263, 11:276, 11:277, 11:278, 11:280, 13:319, 14:347, 14:356, 14:365, 14:367, 14:378, 15:388, 15:389
- Book 8 — 3:76, 4:126, 7:206, 8:228, 12:291, 12:292, 13:348, 15:397
- Book 9 — 1:6, 8:177, 9:186, 9:188, 11:236, 12:247, 12:249, 13:267
- Book 10 — 1:1, 8:143
- Book 11 — 3:69, 3:73, 5:173, 6:198
- Book 12 — 2:39, 2:49, 2:56
- Book 20 — 9:218
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 24:40
- Exodus — 2:1, 31:2, 31:6, 35:30, 35:34, 37:20, 37:21
- Leviticus — 24:11, 25:49
- Numbers — 1:21, 1:23, 1:25, 1:27, 1:29, 1:31, 1:33, 1:35, 1:37, 1:39, 1:41, 1:43, 1:47, 2:5, 2:7, 2:12, 2:20, 2:22, 2:27, 2:29, 4:18, 7:12, 7:18, 10:15, 10:16, 10:19, 10:20, 10:23, 10:24, 10:26, 10:27, 13:5, 13:6, 13:7, 13:8, 13:9, 13:10, 13:11, 13:12, 13:13, 13:14, 13:15, 13:16, 27:11, 31:4, 31:5, 31:6, 32:33, 34:13, 34:14, 34:15, 34:18, 34:19, 34:20, 34:21, 34:22, 34:23, 34:24, 34:25, 34:26, 34:27, 34:28, 36:1, 36:3, 36:4, 36:7, 36:9
- Deuteronomy — 3:13, 29:8
- Joshua — 1:12, 3:12, 4:2, 4:4, 4:12, 7:1, 12:6, 13:7, 13:8, 13:14, 13:29, 14:2, 15:1, 15:20, 16:8, 17:1, 18:4, 18:7, 19:8, 19:9, 19:16, 19:23, 19:31, 19:39, 19:48, 20:8, 21:4, 21:5, 21:6, 21:7, 21:9, 21:17, 21:20, 21:23, 21:25, 21:27, 21:28, 21:30, 21:32, 21:34, 21:36, 21:38, 21:40, 22:1, 22:7, 22:9, 22:10, 22:11, 22:13, 22:15, 22:21, 22:30, 22:31, 22:32, 22:33, 22:34
- Judges — 18:19
- Ruth — 4:10
- 1 Samuel — 9:21, 15:17, 20:29
- 1 Kings — 7:2
- 1 Chronicles — 5:18, 5:23, 5:26, 6:60, 6:61, 6:62, 6:63, 6:65, 6:66, 6:70, 6:71, 6:72, 6:74, 6:76, 6:77, 6:78, 6:80, 12:31, 12:37, 26:32, 27:20, 27:21
- Ezra (Alpha) — 2:7, 5:5, 5:63, 9:5
- Esther — 1:1, 2:5
- Judith — 6:15, 8:2, 9:14
- Tobit — 1:1, 1:1, 4:12, 5:9, 5:9, 5:11, 5:11, 5:12
- 2 Maccabees — 3:4
- Sirach — 45:6, 45:25
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 14:1
- Amos — 3:1, 3:12
- Haggai — 1:1, 1:12, 1:14, 2:2, 2:21
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 2:36
- Acts — 13:21
- Romans — 11:1
- Philippians — 3:5
- Hebrews — 7:13
- Revelation — 5:5, 5:9, 7:4, 7:5, 7:6, 7:7, 7:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΥΛΗ.
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.
- ΦΥΛ — tribe, a tribe, nation, a nation, people, a people
- ΦΥΛΑ — tribes, clans, nations, peoples
- ΦΥΛΑΙ — tribes, clans, nations, peoples
- ΦΥΛΑΙΣ — tribes, (to) tribes, (for) tribes, (by) tribes, (with) tribes
- ΦΥΛΑΣΚΑΙ — tribe, clan, race, nation, people, a tribe, a clan
- ΦΥΛΕ — tribe, a tribe, clan, a clan, race, a race, nation, a nation
- ΦΥΛΗ — tribe, a tribe, race, a race, nation, a nation, people, a people
- ΦΥΛΗΝ — tribe, a tribe, race, a race, nation, a nation, clan, a clan
- ΦΥΛΩΝ — of tribes, tribes
- ΦΥΛ‾Η‾ — tribe, a tribe, nation, a nation, race, a race, people, a people
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