Revelation 14:8:24Rev.14.8.W24TAB
ἔθνη
ethnê
“nations”
- Transliteration
- E-thnê
- Extended
- EH-thnê
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-thnê
- sentence
KAI AL-los DEU-te-ros AN-ge-los ê-ko-LOU-thê-sen LE-gōn E-pe-sen E-pe-sen ba-by-LŌN hê me-GA-lê hê ek tou OI-nou tou thy-MOU tês por-NEI-as au-TÊS pe-PO-ti-ken PAN-ta ta E-thnê
Exegesis
The intricate string of genitives ek tou oinou tou thymou tēs porneias autēs links the imagery of wine, wrath, and fornication in a tight causal sequence, preserved in translation through prepositional phrases to reflect both the source and object of the intoxicating, judgmental influence exerted over panta ta ethnē {πάντα τὰ ἔθνη | pánta tà éthnē}.
Root and etymology
ethnoséthnos
“nation, people group”
In context — Revelation 14:8
And another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen—fallen is Babylon the great, who has given all the nations to drink the wine of the wrath of her fornication .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:8:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Revelation 14:8, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnê) 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.14.8.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.8.W24.S1) and character.