Revelation 16:15:20Rev.16.15.W20TAB
ἀσχημοσύνην
askhêmosynên
“shamefulness”
- Transliteration
- a-skhê-mo-SY-nên
- Extended
- ah-skhêh-moh-sü-NEHN
- IPA
- /a.skʰɛː.moˈsyː.nɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- shamefulness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-skhê-mo-SY-nên
- sentence
i-DOU ER-kho-mai hôs KLEP-tês ma-KA-ri-os ho grê-go-RÔN KAI tê-RÔN ta hi-MA-ti-a au-TOU HI-na mê gym-NOS pe-ri-pa-TÊ KAI BLE-pō-sin tên a-skhê-mo-SY-nên au-TOU
Root and etymology
aschēmonalpha–sigma–chi–eta–mu–omicron–nu
“unseemly, indecent”
In context — Revelation 16:15
Look, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains watchful and keeps his garments, so that he may not walk around unclothed and his shame is revealed.
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:15:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Revelation 16:15, so the Greek word ἀσχημοσύνην (askhêmosynên) 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.16.15.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.15.W20.S1) and character.