What does τέταρτος · φυλακή mean in the Bible?
τέταρτος · φυλακή is a Greek phrase meaning "fourth watch of the night".
Greek · G5067, G5438
τετάρτῃ φυλακῇ
Fourth · prison/watch: prison
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τέταρτοςG5067fourth
Pronunciationtétartos
Ordinal numeral denoting the fourth position in a sequence or division.
Open lexicon entry →φυλακήG5438prison/watch: prison
Pronunciationphylakḗ
Prison, sentries, or a night watch—context determines which meaning, not the word itself
Open lexicon entry →What does τετάρτῃ φυλακῇ (tetartē phylakē) mean in the Bible?
τέταρτος · φυλακή is a Greek phrase meaning "fourth watch of the night".
Full entry for τετάρτῃ φυλακῇ (G5067, G5438) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5067, G5438?
G5067, G5438 is connected to 10 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. fourth watch of the night
Source Gloss
fourth watch of the night
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 7 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns7Aligned forms10Case patternNominative (4)Number patternSingular (10)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineRev 8:12 · Rev 16:8 · Rev 21:193×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterRev 4:71×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 10:301×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterRev 6:71×
Dative · Singular · FeminineMatt 14:251×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMark 6:48 · Rev 6:72×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterRev 6:81×
Word Origins
τετάρτῃ φυλακῇ is built from this root: