Revelation 15:4:5Rev.15.4.W5TAB
κύριε
kyrie
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ri-e
- Extended
- kyh-RIH-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
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 verb phobēthē {φοβηθῇ | phobēthē} is an aorist passive subjunctive, giving the sense “might fear,” here expressing the expected reverent response, and it is directly addressed to God in the vocative kyrie {κύριε | kýrie} ‘Lord’.
Root and etymology
kyrioskappa–upsilon–rho–iota–omicron–sigma
“lord, master, one in authority”
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 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 15:4, 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.15.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.15.4.W5.S1) and character.