Revelation 13:14:23Rev.13.14.W23TAB
γῆς
gês
“earth”
- Transliteration
- GÊS
- Extended
- gays
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
GÊS
- sentence
KAI pla-NAI tous ka-toi-KOUN-tas e-PI tês GÊS di-A ta sê-MEI-a HA e-DO-thê au-TOI poi-Ê-sai e-NÔ-pi-on tou thê-RI-ou LE-gōn tois ka-toi-KOU-sin e-PI tês GÊS poi-Ê-sai ei-KO-na tōi thê-RI-ōi hos E-khei tēn plē-GÊN tês ma-KHAI-rēs KAI E-dzē-sen
Exegesis
The accusative participial phrase tous katoikountas epi tēs gēs {τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | toús katoikoûntas epí tês gēs} ‘those who dwell on the earth’ functions as the direct object of deception.
The participle legōn {λέγων | légōn} ‘saying’ introduces an indirect command, with the dative tois katoikousin epi tēs gēs {τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | toîs katoikoûsin epí tēs gēs} ‘to those who dwell on the earth’ marking the intended audience.
In context — Revelation 13:14
And it deceives those who dwell on the earth through the signs which it was given to perform before the beast , saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image for the beast who has the wound of the sword and lived.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:14:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Revelation 13:14, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.13.14.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.14.W23.S1) and character.