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φυλή

First declension Noun; Feminine 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: φυλή φυλῆς

Structure: φυλ (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: fu/w

Sense

  1. A union of individuals into a community
  2. A union based on descent: tribe, clan
  3. A union based on location: county
  4. A division of soldiers

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative φυλή φυλᾱ́ φυλαί
Genitive φυλῆς φυλαῖν φυλῶν
Dative φυλῇ φυλαῖν φυλαῖς
Accusative φυλήν φυλᾱ́ φυλᾱ́ς
Vocative φυλή φυλᾱ́ φυλαί

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • καὶ ἔγραψε Μωυσῆσ πάντα τὰ ρήματα Κυρίου. ὀρθρίσασ δὲ Μωυσῆσ τὸ πρωί̈ ᾠκοδόμησε θυσιαστήριον ὑπὸ τὸ ὄροσ καὶ δώδεκα λίθουσ εἰσ τὰσ δώδεκα φυλὰσ τοῦ Ἰσραήλ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 24:4)
  • καὶ οἱ λίθοι ἔστωσαν ἐκ τῶν ὀνομάτων τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ δεκαδύο κατὰ τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν. γλυφαὶ σφραγίδων, ἕκαστοσ κατὰ τὸ ὄνομα, ἔστωσαν εἰσ δεκαδύο φυλάσ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 28:21)
  • καὶ οἱ λίθοι ἦσαν ἐκ τῶν ὀνομάτων τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ δώδεκα ἐκ τῶν ὀνομάτων αὐτῶν, ἐγγεγλυμμένα εἰσ σφραγῖδασ, ἕκαστοσ ἐκ τοῦ ἑαυτοῦ ὀνόματοσ, εἰσ τὰσ δώδεκα φυλάσ. (Septuagint, Liber Exodus 36:21)
  • καὶ ἐξάρασ Βαλαὰμ τοὺσ ὀφθαλμοὺσ αὐτοῦ καθορᾷ τὸν Ἰσραὴλ ἐστρατοπεδευκότα κατὰ φυλάσ, καὶ ἐγένετο πνεῦμα Θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ, (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 24:2)
  • διὰ κλήρων μερισθήσεται ἡ γῆ. τοῖσ ὀνόμασι, κατὰ φυλὰσ πατριῶν αὐτῶν κληρονομήσουσιν. (Septuagint, Liber Numeri 26:55)

Synonyms

  1. A union based on descent

  2. A division of soldiers

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