Revelation 16:21:22Rev.16.21.W22TAB
τῆς
tês
“of the”
- Transliteration
- tês
- Extended
- têhs
- IPA
- /tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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tês
- sentence
kai KHA-la-za me-GA-lê hôs ta-lan-ti-AI-a ka-ta-BAI-nei ek tou ou-ra-NOU e-PI tous an-THRÔ-pous kai e-blas-PHÊ-mê-san hoi AN-thrô-poi ton the-ON ek tês plê-GÊS tês kha-LA-dzês HO-ti me-GA-lê es-TIN hê plê-GÊ au-TÊS SPHO-dra
Exegesis
The causal prepositional phrase ek tēs plēgēs tēs chalazēs {ἐκ τῆς πληγῆς τῆς χαλάζης | ek tēs plē-gēs tēs cha-lá-zēs} specifies that the plague, conceived as a blow delivered by the hail, is the reason for their cursing.
Root and etymology
pseudospsi–epsilon–upsilon–delta–omicron–sigma
“falsehood,”
In context — Revelation 16:21
And great hail, like a talent in weight, falls from heaven upon the people, and the people blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail, for the plague was exceedingly great.
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:21:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Revelation 16:21, so the Greek word τῆς (tês) 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.16.21.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.21.W22.S1) and character.