Revelation 18:16:5Rev.18.16.W5TAB
πόλις
polis
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lis
- Extended
- POH-lihs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lis/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
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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
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 sequence of articles and nouns hē polis hē megalē hē peribeblemene {ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη ἡ περιβεβλημένη | hē pó-lis hē me-gá-lē hē pe-ri-beb-lē-mé-nē} creates a string of attributive modifiers in apposition, each article marking a further characterization of “the city” as great and luxuriously clothed.
Root and etymology
polispi–omicron–lambda–iota–sigma
“city, urban center”
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 18:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 18:16, 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.18.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.16.W5.S1) and character.