Revelation 16:1:3Rev.16.1.W3TAB
μεγάλης
megalês
“of great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lês
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lês
- IPA
- /meˈga.lɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
me-GA-lês
- 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 main clause kai ēkousa megalēs phōnēs {Καὶ ἤκουσα μεγάλης φωνῆς | Kaì ḗ-kou-sa megálēs phōnês} employs the aorist verb to report John’s auditory experience, with megalēs phōnēs functioning as a genitive of description.
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 16:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 16:1, so the Greek word μεγάλης (megalês) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.1.W3.S1) and character.