γεέννης;

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 γεέννης;

   ye-EN-nês

   Gehenna
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 πῶς φύγητε ἀπὸ τῆς κρίσεως τῆς γεέννης;

   PÔS PHY-yê-te a-PO TÊS KRI-se-ôs TÊS ye-EN-nês

   how will you escape from the judgment of {the} Gehenna
3. sentence🔊 ὄφεις γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, πῶς φύγητε ἀπὸ τῆς κρίσεως τῆς γεέννης;

   O-pheis ye-NÊ-ma-ta e-khid-NÔN PÔS PHY-yê-te a-PO TÊS KRI-se-ôs TÊS ye-EN-nês

   serpents offspring of vipers how will you escape from the judgment of {the} Gehenna

Exegesis

This noun is further defined by the following genitive phrase tēs geennēs {τῆς γεέννης | tês geénnēs}, so that together they yield the tightly knit expression “the judgment of Gehenna,” referring to ultimate eschatological condemnation. In translation, the initial nouns are kept at the front (“Serpents,” “You snakes”) to preserve the confrontational tone, the appositional structure is mirrored by “offspring of vipers” and “children of vipers,” and the rhetorical force of pōs with the subjunctive is rendered by “how will you escape” and “how can you flee,” which convey the implied impossibility while remaining natural in English.

Root and etymology

Geenna🔊 Γέενναgamma–epsilon–epsilon–nu–nu–alpha

“Valley of Hinnom, place of burning”

• 🔊 γέενναgeennaGehennaMark 9:43
• 🔊 γέενναgeennahellJames 3:6