Revelation 17:9:11Rev.17.9.W11TAB
ὄρη
orē
“mountains”
- Transliteration
- O-rē
- Extended
- OH-ray
- IPA
- /ˈo.rɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- mountains
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
O-rē
- sentence
HÔ-de ho NOUS ho E-khōn so-PHI-an hai hep-TA ke-pha-LAI hep-TA O-rē ei-SIN HO-pou hē gy-NÊ KA-thē-tai ep au-TÔN KAI ba-si-LEIS hep-TA ei-sin
Exegesis
The phrase hai hepta kephalai hepta ore eisin {αἱ ἑπτὰ κεφαλαὶ ἑπτὰ ὄρη εἰσίν | hai he-ptá ke-pha-lái he-ptá ó-rē ei-sín} equates “the seven heads” with “seven mountains,” establishing symbolic equivalence.
Root and etymology
Rootomicron–rho–omicron–sigma
“mountain”
In context — Revelation 17:9
Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 17:9, so the Greek word ὄρη (orē) 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.17.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.9.W11.S1) and character.