Revelation 15:4:17Rev.15.4.W17TAB
ἔθνη
ethnê
“nations”
- Transliteration
- E-thnê
- Extended
- EH-thneh
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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
TIS ou MÊ pho-bê-THÊ KY-ri-e KAI dok-SA-sei to O-no-MA sou HO-ti MO-nos HO-si-os HO-ti PAN-ta ta E-thnê HÊ-k sou-sin KAI pro-sky-NÊ-sou-sin e-NÔ-pi-ON sou HO-ti ta di-kai-Ô-ma-TA sou e-pha-ne-RÔ-thê-san
Exegesis
The second hoti introduces panta ta ethnē {πάντα τὰ ἔθνη | pánta tà éthnē} as the subject of the coordinated futures hēxousin {ἥξουσιν | hēxousin} ‘will come’ and proskynēsousin {προσκυνήσουσιν | proskynēsousin} ‘will worship’, projecting a prophetic, eschatological scene of universal worship “before” God, expressed by the prepositional phrase enōpion sou {ἐνώπιόν σου | enōpion sou}.
In context — Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, Lord , and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy; for all the nations will come and worship before You, because Your righteous acts have been revealed.
About this coordinate
Revelation 15:4:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 15:4, 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.15.4.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.15.4.W17.S1) and character.