Greek · G1208, G5154, G5438 · unreviewed

δευτέρᾳ ... τρίτῃ φυλακῇ

(Ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb) · third · prison/watch: prison

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δεύτερος G1208 (ordinal) second (in time, place, or rank; also adverb)

Pronunciation deúteros

Second in sequence or occurrence; can denote rank, time, or position within a series.

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τρίτος G5154 third

Pronunciation trítos

Marks chronological sequence or division; in Revelation, often quantifies catastrophic judgment affecting one-third of creation.

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φυλακή G5438 prison/watch: prison

Pronunciation phylakḗ

Prison, sentries, or a night watch—context determines which meaning, not the word itself

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What does δευτέρᾳ ... τρίτῃ φυλακῇ (deutera ... tritē phylakē) mean in the Bible?

δεύτερος · τρίτος · φυλακή is a Greek word meaning "second or third watch of the night".

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Meaning

second or third watch of the night

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 22:26 · Mark 12:21 · Luke 19:18 · Luke 20:30 · 1 Cor 15:47 · Rev 8:8 · Rev 14:8 · Rev 16:3 · Rev 20:6 · Rev 20:14 · Rev 21:8 · Rev 21:19 12×

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 22:39 · Mark 12:31 · Rev 11:14 3×

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Rev 4:7 1×

Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 26:42 · Mark 14:72 · John 9:24 · Acts 10:15 · Acts 11:9 · Rev 6:3 6×

Genitive · Singular · Masculine Heb 9:28 · Rev 2:11 2×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 8:7 1×

Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 21:30 · Acts 13:33 2×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Luke 12:38 1×

Dative · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:13 1×

Accusative · Singular · Neuter John 3:4 · John 4:54 · John 21:16 · 1 Cor 12:28 · 2 Cor 13:2 · Heb 9:3 · Heb 10:9 · Jude 1:5 · Rev 19:3 9×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 16 — The Gospel Enters Macedonia: Opened Hearts, Broken Chains, and Household Faith John 21 — The Risen Lord Restores, Commissions, Shepherds, and Testifies through His Witness Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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