φυλήphylḗ

Meanings

Same root

• φύωphýō · G5453probably originally, to "puff" or blow, i.e. to swell up; but only used in the implied sense, to germinate or grow (sprout, produce), literally or figuratively
• φύλλονphýllon · G5444a sprout, i.e. leaf
• δωδεκάφυλονdōdekáphylon · G1429the commonwealth of Israel
• φυλάσσωphylássō · G5442to watch, i.e. be on guard (literally of figuratively); by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid
• συμφυλέτηςsymphylétēs · G4853a co-tribesman, i.e. native of the same country
• ἀλλόφυλοςallóphylos · G246foreign, i.e. (specially) Gentile

Where it appears

Appears 31 times in the Bible.

• Matthew 19:28 Jesus replied, “I assure you that when the world is made new and the Son of Man sits upon his glorious throne, you who have been my followers will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Matthew 24:30 And then at last, the sign that the Son of Man is coming will appear in the heavens, and there will be deep mourning among all the peoples of the earth. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
• Luke 2:36 Anna, a prophet, was also there in the Temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. Her husband died when they had been married only seven years.
• Luke 22:30 to eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom. And you will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• Acts 13:21 Then the people begged for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, who reigned for forty years.
• Romans 11:1 I ask, then, has God rejected his own people, the nation of Israel? Of course not! I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham and a member of the tribe of Benjamin.