Revelation 15:3:22Rev.15.3.W22TAB
κύριε
kyrie
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ri-e
- Extended
- KYOO-ri-eh
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.e/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
KY-ri-e
- sentence
KAI A-dou-sin tên ô-DÊN mō-y-SÉ-ōs tou DOU-lou tou the-OU KAI tên ô-DÊN tou ar-NI-ou LE-gon-tes me-GA-la KAI thau-mas-TA ta ER-ga sou KY-ri-e ho the-OS ho pan-to-KRA-tōr DI-kai-ai KAI a-lê-thi-NAI hai ho-DOI sou ho ba-si-LEUS tôn ai-Ō-nōn
Exegesis
The vocative cluster kyrie ho theos ho pantokratōr {κύριε ὁ θεός ὁ παντοκράτωρ | ký-ri-e ho the-ós ho pan-to-krá-tō-r} combines direct address with appositional nominals to heighten reverence.
Root and etymology
kyrioskappa–upsilon–rho–iota–omicron–sigma
“lord, master, one in authority”
In context — Revelation 15:3
And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb , saying, “Great and marvelous are Your works, Lord God the Almighty ; just and true are Your ways, O King of the ages .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 15:3:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Revelation 15:3, so the Greek word κύριε (kyrie) 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.15.3.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.15.3.W22.S1) and character.