Revelation 16:8:14Rev.16.8.W14TAB
καυματίσαι
kaumatisai
“to scorch”
- Transliteration
- kau-ma-TI-sai
- Extended
- kau-mah-TIH-sai
- IPA
- /kau.maˈti.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to scorch
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
kau-ma-TI-sai
- sentence
kai ho TE-tar-tos ek-SE-khe-en tên phi-A-lên au-TOU e-PI ton HÊ-li-on kai e-DO-thê au-TÔI kau-ma-TI-sai tous an-THRÔ-pous en py-RI
Exegesis
The infinitive kaumatisai {καυματίσαι | kaumatísai} ‘to scorch’ expresses the purpose of this empowerment.
Root and etymology
Rootkauma
“burning heat, scorching”
In context — Revelation 16:8
And the fourth angel poured out his bowl upon the sun, and it was allowed to scorch people with fire .
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 16:8, so the Greek word καυματίσαι (kaumatisai) 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.16.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.8.W14.S1) and character.