Revelation 16:4:3Rev.16.4.W3TAB
τρίτος
tritos
“third”
- Transliteration
- TRI-tos
- Extended
- TRIH-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈtri.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- third
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TRI-tos
- sentence
KAI ho TRI-tos ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU eis tous po-ta-MOUS KAI tas pê-GAS tôn hy-DA-tōn KAI e-GE-ne-to HAI-ma
Exegesis
The expression ho tritos {ὁ τρίτος | ho trí-tos} functions as a substantivized ordinal, “the third,” with the noun “angel” understood from the preceding context, so the Greek can simply name the ordinal to carry the subject.
Root and etymology
treistau–rho–epsilon–iota–sigma
“three”
In context — Revelation 16:4
And the third angel poured out his bowl upon the rivers and the springs of the waters, and it became blood .
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 16:4, so the Greek word τρίτος (tritos) 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.16.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.4.W3.S1) and character.