Revelation 15:6:8Rev.15.6.W8TAB
τὰς
tas
“the”
- Transliteration
- tas
- Extended
- tahs
- IPA
- /tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tas
- sentence
kai ek-SÊL-thon hoi hep-TA AN-ge-loi hoi E-khon-tes tas hep-TA plê-GAS ek tou na-OU en-de-dy-ME-noi LI-non ka-tha-RON lam-PRON kai pe-ri-e-zô-sME-noi pe-RI ta STÊ-thê DZÔ-nas khry-SAS
Exegesis
The clause begins with the subject phrase hoi hepta angeloi {οἱ ἑπτὰ ἄγγελοι | hoi heptà ángeloi} 'the seven angels,' followed immediately by the adjectival participial clause hoi echontes tas hepta plegas {οἱ ἔχοντες τὰς ἑπτὰ πληγὰς | hoi échontes tàs heptà plēgás} 'who had the seven plagues,' which specifies these angels as the bearers of judgment.
Root and etymology
nikaōnu–iota–kappa–alpha–omega
“to conquer, overcome”
In context — Revelation 15:6
And the seven angels who had the seven plagues came out from the temple , clothed in pure, bright linen and girded around their chests with golden sashes.
About this coordinate
Revelation 15:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 15:6, so the Greek word τὰς (tas) 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.15.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.15.6.W8.S1) and character.