Revelation 17:14:5Rev.17.14.W5TAB
πολεμήσουσιν
polemêsousin
“will make war”
- Transliteration
- po-le-MÊ-sou-sin
- Extended
- poh-leh-MAY-soo-sihn
- IPA
- /po.leˈmɛː.suː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- will make war
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
po-le-MÊ-sou-sin
- sentence
HOU-toi me-TA tou ar-NI-ou po-le-MÊ-sou-sin kai to ar-NI-on ni-KÊ-sei au-TOUS HO-ti KY-ree-os ky-RI-ôn es-TIN kai ba-si-LEUS ba-si-LE-ôn kai hoi met au-TOU klê-TOI kai ek-lek-TOI kai pis-TOI
Exegesis
The main verb polemesousin {πολεμήσουσιν | po-le-mḗ-sou-sin} ‘they will make war’ is future active indicative, marking a prophetic, determined conflict.
In context — Revelation 17:14
These will make war with the Lamb , and the Lamb will conquer them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with Him are called and chosen and faithful.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 17:14, so the Greek word πολεμήσουσιν (polemêsousin) 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.17.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.14.W5.S1) and character.