Revelation 17:18:10Rev.17.18.W10TAB
μεγάλη
megalê
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lê
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lê
- IPA
- /meˈga.lɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
me-GA-lê
- sentence
KAI hê gy-NE hên EI-des ES-tin hê PO-lis hê me-GA-lê hê E-khou-sa ba-si-LEI-an e-PI tôn ba-si-LE-ōn tês gês
Exegesis
The sentence is a single copulative clause built around estin {ἔστιν | é-stin} “is,” which equates two nominative phrases: hē gynē {ἡ γυνὴ | hē gynḗ} “the woman” and hē polis hē megalē {ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη | hē pólis hē me-gá-lē} “the great city.”
In context — Revelation 17:18
And the woman whom you saw is the great city that possesses sovereignty over the kings of the earth.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Revelation 17:18, so the Greek word μεγάλη (megalê) 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.17.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.18.W10.S1) and character.