Revelation 16:12:6Rev.16.12.W6TAB
φιάλην
phialên
“bowl”
- Transliteration
- phi-A-lên
- Extended
- phee-AH-LEHN
- IPA
- /pʰiˈa.lɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- bowl
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
phi-A-lên
- sentence
KAI ho HEK-tos ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU e-PI ton po-ta-MON ton ME-gan ton eu-PHRA-tên KAI ek-xê-RAN-thê to HY-dôr au-TOU HI-na he-toi-mas-THÊ hê ho-DOS tôn ba-si-LE-ôn tôn a-PO a-na-to-LÊS hê-LI-ou
Exegesis
The verb execheen {ἐξέχεεν | exé-khe-en} is aorist active indicative, marking a single decisive act of pouring the bowl (ten phialen autou {τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ | tēn phi-á-lēn au-toû}).
Root and etymology
phialēphi–iota–alpha–lambda–eta
“shallow bowl, basin”
In context — Revelation 16:12
And the sixth angel poured out his bowl upon the great river, the Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way for the kings from the rising of the sun might be prepared.
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Revelation 16:12, so the Greek word φιάλην (phialên) 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.16.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.12.W6.S1) and character.