Revelation 16:1:17Rev.16.1.W17TAB
φιάλας
phialas
“bowls”
- Transliteration
- phi-A-las
- Extended
- pʰih-AH-lahs
- IPA
- /pʰiˈa.las/
Meaning by language
- English
- bowls
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phi-A-las
- sentence
KAI Ê-kou-sa me-GA-lês phō-NÊS ek tou na-OU le-GOU-sês tois hep-TA an-GE-lois hy-PA-ge-te KAI ek-KHE-e-te tas hep-TA phi-A-las tou thy-MOU tou the-OU eis tên gên
Exegesis
The direct object tas hepta phialas tou thymou tou theou {τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας τοῦ θυμοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ | tàs hep-tá phi-á-las tou thu-moû tou the-oû} binds the bowls to God’s wrath through a double genitive construction, reinforcing divine sanction.
In context — Revelation 16:1
Then I heard a great voice from the temple speaking to the seven angels: “Go, and pour out the seven bowls of the wrath of God onto the earth .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 16:1, so the Greek word φιάλας (phialas) 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.16.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.1.W17.S1) and character.