Revelation 14:16:13Rev.14.16.W13TAB
γῆν
gên
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gÊN
- Extended
- gÊN
- IPA
- /gɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gÊN
- sentence
KAI E-ba-len ho ka-THEE-me-nos e-PEE TÊS ne-FE-lês to DRE-pa-non au-TOU e-PEE tên gÊN KAI e-the-REES-thê hê gÊ
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi tēn gēn {ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν | e-pì tēn gḗn} ‘over the earth’ specifies the sphere of eschatological intervention.
Root and etymology
gēgamma–ē-eta
“earth, land”
In context — Revelation 14:16
And He who sat on the cloud swung His sickle over the earth, and the earth was reaped.
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Revelation 14:16, so the Greek word γῆν (gên) 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.14.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.16.W13.S1) and character.