Revelation 17:1:24Rev.17.1.W24TAB
πόρνης
pornês
“prostitute”
- Transliteration
- POR-nês
- Extended
- POHR-nês
- IPA
- /ˈpor.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- prostitute
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
POR-nês
- sentence
KAI ÊL-then HEIS ek tôn hep-TA an-GE-lōn tôn e-KHON-tōn tas hep-TA phi-A-las KAI e-LA-lê-sen met e-MOU LE-gōn DEU-ro DEI-ksō soi to KRI-ma tês POR-nês tês me-GA-lês tês ka-thê-ME-nês e-PI hy-DA-tōn pol-LŌN
Exegesis
In the speech, Deuro {Δεῦρο | Deû-ro} ‘come here’ is an urgent summons, followed by the future deixo {δείξω | deí-xō} ‘I will show’, which heads the content clause introduced by the accusative to krima tes pornēs tes megales {τὸ κρίμα τῆς πόρνης τῆς μεγάλης | tò krí-ma tês pór-nēs tês me-gá-lēs}.
Root and etymology
pernēmipi–epsilon–rho–nu–eta–mu–iota
“to sell”
In context — Revelation 17:1
One of the seven angels in possession of the seven bowls advanced and spoke to me: “Come closer; I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute seated on many waters.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:1:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Revelation 17:1, so the Greek word πόρνης (pornês) 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.17.1.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.1.W24.S1) and character.