Revelation 18:11:5Rev.18.11.W5TAB
γῆς
gês
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- gês
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gês
- sentence
KAI hoi EM-po-roi tês gês KLAI-ou-sin kai pen-THOU-sin ep au-TÊN HO-ti ton GO-mon au-TÔN ou-DEIS a-go-RA-dzei ou-KE-ti
Exegesis
kai hoi emporoi tēs gēs {Καὶ οἱ ἔμποροι τῆς γῆς | kaì hoi émporoi tês gēs} “and the merchants of the earth” opens with an article–noun phrase marked by the genitive tēs gēs, specifying the sphere of trading.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“earth, land”
In context — Revelation 18:11
And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one purchases their cargo any longer.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 18:11, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) 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.18.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.11.W5.S1) and character.