Revelation 18:16:12Rev.18.16.W12TAB
πορφυροῦν
porphyroun
“purple cloth”
- Transliteration
- por-phy-ROUN
- Extended
- por-pʰy-ROON
- IPA
- /por.pʰyˈruːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- purple cloth
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
por-phy-ROUN
- sentence
LE-gon-tes ou-a-EE ou-a-EE hê PO-lis hê me-GA-lê hê pe-ri-be-blê-ME-nê BYS-si-non kai por-phy-ROUN kai KOK-ki-non kai ke-khry-sô-ME-nê khry-SI-ō kai LI-thō ti-MI-ō kai mar-ga-RI-tê
Exegesis
The objects of peribeblemene are three accusative neuter substantives—byssinon, porphyroun, kokkinon {βύσσινον, πορφυροῦν, κόκκινον | býs-si-non, por-phu-roûn, kók-ki-non}—forming a triad of luxurious textiles and colors.
In context — Revelation 18:16
Saying, “Alas, alas, the great city , clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearl!”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:16:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Revelation 18:16, so the Greek word πορφυροῦν (porphyroun) 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.18.16.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.16.W12.S1) and character.