Revelation 16:9:8Rev.16.9.W8TAB
ἐβλασφήμησαν
eblasphêemêsan
“they blasphemed”
- Transliteration
- e-blas-PHÊE-mê-san
- Extended
- eh-blahs-PHÊE-mê-sahn
- IPA
- /e.blasˈpʰɛː.mɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they blasphemed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-blas-PHÊE-mê-san
- sentence
KAI e-kau-ma-THEE-sthê-san hoi AN-thrô-poi KAU-ma ME-ga KAI e-blas-PHÊE-mê-san to O-no-ma tou the-OU tou E-khon-tos tên ek-sou-SI-an e-PI tas plê-GAS TAU-tas KAI ou me-te-NO-ê-san DOU-nai au-TÔ DO-ksan
Exegesis
The second main verb eblasphemesan {ἐβλασφήμησαν | eblasphḗmēsan} “they blasphemed” introduces a new coordinated action, with to onoma {τὸ ὄνομα | tó ónoma} “the name” as its direct object, further defined by the genitive tou theou {τοῦ θεοῦ | toû theoû} “of God.”
In context — Revelation 16:9
And the people were scorched by great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God , Who holds authority over these plagues; and they did not repent to give Him glory.
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 16:9, so the Greek word ἐβλασφήμησαν (eblasphêemêsan) 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.16.9.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.9.W8.S1) and character.