Revelation 16:2:15Rev.16.2.W15TAB
ἕλκος
helkos
“a sore”
- Transliteration
- HEL-kos
- Extended
- HEHL-kohs
- IPA
- /ˈhel.kos/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sore
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HEL-kos
- sentence
KAI a-PÊL-then ho PRÔ-tos KAI ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU eis tên gên KAI e-GE-ne-to HEL-kos ka-KON KAI po-nê-RON e-PI tous an-THRÔ-pous tous E-khon-tas to KHA-ra-gma tou thê-RI-ou KAI tous pro-sky-NOUN-tas têi ei-KO-ni au-TOU
Exegesis
The inceptive aorist egeneto {ἐγένετο | e-gé-ne-to} marks a new event, followed by the nominative predicate helkos kakon kai poneron {ἕλκος κακὸν καὶ πονηρὸν | hél-kos ka-kòn kai po-nē-ròn}, where the adjectives intensify the affliction.
Root and etymology
helkôepsilon–lambda–kappa–omega
“to draw, pull, tear”
In context — Revelation 16:2
And the first went and poured out his bowl upon the earth, and a harmful and painful sore came upon the people who had the mark of the beast and those who worshipped its image.
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Revelation 16:2, so the Greek word ἕλκος (helkos) 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.16.2.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.2.W15.S1) and character.