Revelation 17:2:9Rev.17.2.W9TAB
ἐμεθύσθησαν
emethysthêsan
“became drunk”
- Transliteration
- e-me-THY-STHÊ-san
- Extended
- eh-meh-thü-STHÊ-sahn
- IPA
- /e.me.tʰyˈstʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- became drunk
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| 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-me-THY-STHÊ-san
- sentence
meth HÊS e-POR-neu-san hoi ba-si-LEIS tês GÊS kai e-me-THY-STHÊ-san hoi ka-toi-KOUN-tes tēn GÊN ek tou OI-nou tês por-NEI-as au-TÊS
Exegesis
Its verb emethysthēsan {ἐμεθύσθησαν | emethýsthēsan} 'they were made drunk' is aorist passive, emphasizing that the inhabitants undergo an effect imposed upon them rather than acting independently.
In context — Revelation 17:2
With whom the kings of the earth had sexual immorality , and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk from the wine of her sexual immorality.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Revelation 17:2, so the Greek word ἐμεθύσθησαν (emethysthêsan) 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.17.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.2.W9.S1) and character.