Revelation 17:6:5Rev.17.6.W5TAB
μεθύουσαν
methyousan
“being drunk”
- Transliteration
- me-THY-ou-san
- Extended
- meh-THY-ou-sahn
- IPA
- /meˈtʰy.ou.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- being drunk
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | 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
me-THY-ou-san
- sentence
KAI EI-don tên gy-NAI-ka me-THY-ou-san ek tou HAI-ma-tos tôn ha-GI-on KAI ek tou HAI-ma-tos tôn mar-TY-rôn ee-ay-SOO
Exegesis
The direct object, tēn gynaika {τὴν γυναῖκα | tḕn gy-naî-ka}, “the woman,” is qualified by the participle methuousan {μεθύουσαν | me-thý-ou-san} in the accusative feminine singular, indicating her resultant condition, “being drunk.”
In context — Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman being drunk with the blood of the saints , and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus ; and when I saw her, I marveled greatly.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 17:6, so the Greek word μεθύουσαν (methyousan) 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.17.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.6.W5.S1) and character.