Revelation 16:17:6Rev.16.17.W6TAB
φιάλην
phialên
“bowl”
- Transliteration
- phi-A-lên
- Extended
- pʰih-AH-layn
- 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 HEB-do-mos ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU e-PI ton a-E-ra KAI ek-ÊL-then phō-NÊ me-GA-lê ek tou na-OU a-PO tou THRO-nou LE-gou-sa GE-go-nen
Exegesis
The main verb exekheen {ἐξέχεεν | exé-khe-en} takes ten phialen autou {τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ | tēn phiálēn autoû} as its object, a phrase denoting the vessel of divine judgment, and the prepositional phrase epi ton aera {ἐπὶ τὸν ἀέρα | epí tón aéra} specifies the sphere receiving the outpouring.
Root and etymology
phialephi–iota–alpha–lambda–ēta
“broad shallow bowl”
In context — Revelation 16:17
And the seventh angel poured out his bowl upon the air, and a great voice came out of the temple from the throne, saying, “It is done.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Revelation 16:17, 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.16.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.17.W6.S1) and character.