Revelation 14:18:37Rev.14.18.W37TAB
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 AL-los AN-ge-los ek tou thy-si-a-stê-REE-ou ho E-khōn ek-sou-SEE-an e-PI tou py-ROS KAI e-PHŌ-nê-sen phō-NÊ me-GA-lê tō E-khon-ti to DRE-pa-non to ok-SY LE-gōn PEM-pson sou to DRE-pa-non to ok-SY KAI TRY-gê-son tous BO-try-as tês am-PE-lou tês gês HO-ti ÊK-ma-san hai sta-phy-LAI au-TÊS
Exegesis
The object phrase tous botryas tēs ampelou tēs gēs {τοὺς βότρυας τῆς ἀμπέλου τῆς γῆς | tous bó-tru-as tês am-pé-lou tês gēs} uses a double genitive to paint “the clusters of the vine of the earth” as a symbol of the world ready for judgment.
Root and etymology
gēgamma–ē-eta
“earth, land”
In context — Revelation 14:18
And another angel came out from the altar , having authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send out your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes have fully ripened.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:18:37 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 37 of Revelation 14:18, 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.14.18.W37, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.18.W37.S1) and character.