Revelation 16:1:24Rev.16.1.W24TAB
γῆν
gên
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gên
- Extended
- gayn
- IPA
- /gɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gên
- 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
Finally, the goal phrase eis tēn gēn {εἰς τὴν γῆν | eis tḗn gēn} directs the action toward the earth as the scene of judgment.
Root and etymology
gēgamma–eta
“earth, land”
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 16:1:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Revelation 16:1, so the Greek word γῆν (gên) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.1.W24.S1) and character.