Revelation 13:6:7Rev.13.6.W7TAB
βλασφημίας
blasphêmias
“blasphemies”
- Transliteration
- blas-phê-MI-as
- Extended
- blahs-phê-MEE-ahs
- IPA
- /blas.pʰɛːˈmi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- blasphemies
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
blas-phê-MI-as
- sentence
KAI Ê-noi-kse to STO-ma au-TOU eis blas-phê-MI-as pros ton the-ON blas-phê-MÊ-sai to O-no-ma au-TOU KAI tên skê-NÊN au-TOU tous en tô ou-ra-NÔ skê-NOU-ntas
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis blasphēmias {εἰς βλασφημίας | eis blas-phē-mí-as} uses eis with an accusative plural noun to indicate the purpose or result of the opening: it is “into” or “for” blasphemous speech.
Root and etymology
blasphēmeōbeta–lambda–alpha–sigma–phi–eta–mu–epsilon–omega
“to speak irreverently, slander what is sacred”
In context — Revelation 13:6
And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God , to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 13:6, so the Greek word βλασφημίας (blasphêmias) 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.13.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.6.W7.S1) and character.