Revelation 13:16:8Rev.13.16.W8TAB
μεγάλους
megalous
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lous
- Extended
- meh-GAH-loos
- IPA
- /meˈga.luːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-GA-lous
- sentence
KAI poi-EI PAN-tas tous mi-KROUS KAI tous me-GA-lous KAI tous plou-SI-ous KAI tous ptō-KHOUS KAI tous e-leu-THE-rous KAI tous DOU-lous HI-na DO-sin au-TOIS KHA-ra-gma e-PI tês khei-ROS au-TŌN tês de-ksi-AS ê e-PI to ME-tō-pon au-TŌN
Exegesis
The direct object pantas {πάντας | pán-tas} is specified by a series of coordinated accusative phrases introduced by tous {τοὺς | toùs}: mikrous {μικρούς | mi-kroús}, megalous {μεγάλους | me-gá-lous}, plousious {πλουσίους | plou-sí-ous}, ptochous {πτωχούς | ptō-khoús}, eleutherous {ἐλευθέρους | e-leu-thé-rous}, and doulous {δούλους | doú-lous}.
Root and etymology
ousomicron–upsilon–sigma
“ear, organ of hearing”
In context — Revelation 13:16
And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free and the slaves , so that they receive a mark on their right hand or on their forehead.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 13:16, so the Greek word μεγάλους (megalous) 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.13.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.16.W8.S1) and character.