Revelation 16:4:6Rev.16.4.W6TAB
φιάλην
phialên
“bowl”
- Transliteration
- phi-A-lên
- Extended
- phee-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 |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
phi-A-lên
- 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 direct object ten phialen autou {τὴν φιάλην αὐτοῦ | tḕn phi-Á-lēn au-TŪ} combines the article, noun, and possessive genitive pronoun to depict a specific bowl assigned to this angel.
Root and etymology
Rootphi–iota–alpha–lambda–eta
“broad, shallow bowl”
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 16:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Revelation 16:4, 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.16.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.4.W6.S1) and character.