Revelation 18:11:8Rev.18.11.W8TAB
πενθοῦσιν
penthousin
“mourn”
- Transliteration
- pen-THOU-sin
- Extended
- pehn-thoo-sin
- IPA
- /penˈtʰuː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- mourn
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pen-THOU-sin
- 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
Two coordinated present active verbs, klaiousin kai penthousin {κλαίουσιν καὶ πενθοῦσιν | klaíousin kaì penthoûsin} “weep and mourn,” convey ongoing lamentation.
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 18:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 18:11, so the Greek word πενθοῦσιν (penthousin) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.11.W8.S1) and character.