ἡ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ἡ

   hê

   the
2. sentence🔊 καὶ οἱ ἑπτὰ οὐκ ἀφῆκαν σπέρμα ἔσχατον πάντων καὶ ἡ γυνὴ ἀπέθανεν

   KAI hoi hep-TA ouk a-PHÊ-kan SPEr-ma ES-kha-ton PAN-tōn KAI hê gy-NÊ a-PE-tha-nen

   and the seven not left offspring last of all also the woman died

Exegesis

This phrase modifies the verb apethanen {ἀπέθανεν | a-pé-tha-nen} “she died,” whose subject is hē gyne {ἡ γυνὴ | hē gy-nḗ} “the woman.” The word order in Greek places the adverbial “last of all” before the second kai to foreground the completion of the series, while English prefers “last of all” or “finally” closer to the verb, so the translation slightly reorders elements while preserving the chronological and emphatic structure: first, the absence of offspring from all seven, then the woman’s death as the concluding event.

Root and etymology

gynē🔊 γυνήgamma–upsilon–nu–eta

“woman, wife”

• 🔊 γυναῖκαgynaikawoman, wifeEphesians 5:23
• 🔊 γυναικεῖοςgynaikeiosfemale1 Peter 3:7