Revelation 18:10:14Rev.18.10.W14TAB
πόλις
polis
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lis
- Extended
- POH-lihs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lis/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PO-lis
- sentence
a-PO ma-KRO-then he-stê-KO-tes di-A ton PHO-bon tou ba-sa-nis-MOU au-TÊS LE-gon-tes ou-AI ou-AI hê PO-lis hê me-GA-lê Ba-by-LÔN hê PO-lis hê is-khy-RA HO-ti mi-AI HÔ-ra ÊL-then hê KRI-sis sou
Exegesis
In the appositional sequence hē polis hē megale Babylōn hē polis hē ischyra {ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη Βαβυλὼν ἡ πόλις ἡ ἰσχυρά | hē pólis hē me-gá-lē ba-bu-lōn hē pólis hē is-chu-rá}, the repetition of article-noun pairs underscores both identity and attributes of the city.
Root and etymology
polispi–omicron–lambda–iota–sigma
“city, urban center”
In context — Revelation 18:10
They stood far away because they feared her torment , and they said, “Alas, alas, Babylon the great, the mighty city, because in one hour your judgment has come.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:10:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 18:10, so the Greek word πόλις (polis) 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.18.10.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.10.W14.S1) and character.