Revelation 16:8:3Rev.16.8.W3TAB
τέταρτος
tetartos
“fourth”
- Transliteration
- TE-tar-tos
- Extended
- TEH-tar-tohs
- IPA
- /ˈte.tar.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- fourth
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
TE-tar-tos
- 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 referent ho tetartos {ὁ τέταρτος | ho tétartos} ‘the fourth’ functions as a substantival ordinal, identifying the angelic agent by order rather than by name.
Root and etymology
Roottau epsilon sigma sigma alpha rho epsilon sigma
“four”
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 16:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 16:8, so the Greek word τέταρτος (tetartos) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.8.W3.S1) and character.