Revelation 16:3:18Rev.16.3.W18TAB
ψυχὴ
psykhê
“living being”
- Transliteration
- psy-KHÊ
- Extended
- psy-KHÊ
- IPA
- /psyˈkʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- living being
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
psy-KHÊ
- sentence
KAI ho DEU-te-ros ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU eis tên THA-la-ssan KAI e-GE-ne-to HAI-ma hôs ne-KROU KAI PA-sa psy-KHÊ dzô-ÊS a-PE-tha-nen ta en têi tha-LA-ssêi
Exegesis
The final clause presents the consequence with pasa psuchē zōēs apethanen ta en tē thalassē {πᾶσα ψυχὴ ζωῆς ἀπέθανεν τὰ ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ | pâsa psu-khḗ zōês apé-tha-nen tà en têi thalássē}: “every living soul died that was in the sea.” This progression underscores the totality of the divine judgment through action, transformation, and effect.
Root and etymology
Rootpsi–upsilon–chi–eta
“soul, life”
In context — Revelation 16:3
And the second angel poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like a corpse , and every living soul died that was in the sea.
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:3:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Revelation 16:3, so the Greek word ψυχὴ (psykhê) 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.16.3.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.3.W18.S1) and character.