Revelation 16:6:8Rev.16.6.W8TAB
αἷμα
haima
“blood”
- Transliteration
- HAI-ma
- Extended
- HAI-mah
- IPA
- /ˈhai.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- blood
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
HAI-ma
- sentence
HO-ti HAI-ma ha-GI-ōn KAI pro-phê-TÔN e-KSE-khe-an KAI HAI-ma au-TOIS DE-dō-kas pi-EIN AK-si-OI EI-sin
Exegesis
The object haima hagiōn kai prophētōn {αἷμα ἁγίων καὶ προφητῶν | haî-ma ha-gí-ōn kaí pro-phē-tōn} forms a genitive chain “blood of saints and prophets,” in which the genitives specify whose blood is in view.
The second clause, kai haima autois dedōkas piein {καὶ αἷμα αὐτοῖς δέδωκας πιεῖν | kaí haî-ma au-toîs dé-dō-kas pi-eîn}, shifts to direct address with an implied second person subject, linking the coordinated “and blood” to the perfect verb dedōkas. The perfect tense highlights the settled, completed nature of the divine response: blood has been given to them to drink, with piein as an infinitive of purpose or result. The repetition of haima establishes an ironic reversal: those who poured out blood are compelled to drink it.
Root and etymology
haimaalpha–iota–mu–alpha
“blood”
In context — Revelation 16:6
Because they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, You have given them blood to drink; they are worthy .
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 16:6, so the Greek word αἷμα (haima) 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.16.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.6.W8.S1) and character.