Revelation 18:1:15Rev.18.1.W15TAB
γῆ
gê
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gê
- Extended
- gê
- IPA
- /gɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
gê
- sentence
me-TA TAU-ta EI-don AL-lon AN-ge-lon ka-ta-BAI-non-ta ek tou ou-ra-NOU E-khon-ta ek-sou-SI-an me-GA-lên KAI hê gê e-phô-TIS-thê ek tês DO-ksês au-TOU
Exegesis
The second clause, kai he ge ephōtisthē {καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐφωτίσθη | kaî hē gē e-phō-tís-thē} ‘and the earth was illuminated’, uses an aorist passive to depict the earth as the recipient of the angel’s radiance.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“earth, land”
In context — Revelation 18:1
After these things, I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority , and his glory made the earth shine.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Revelation 18:1, so the Greek word γῆ (gê) 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.18.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.1.W15.S1) and character.