Revelation 18:17:3Rev.18.17.W3TAB
ὥρᾳ
hôra
“hour”
- Transliteration
- HÔ-ra
- Extended
- HOH-rah
- IPA
- /ˈhɔː.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- hour
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HÔ-ra
- sentence
HO-ti mi-AI HÔ-ra ê-rê-MÔ-thê ho to-SOU-tos PLOU-tos
Exegesis
The temporal dative phrase mia hora {μιᾷ ὥρᾳ | miâ hṓ-rā} ‘in one hour’ underscores suddenness.
Root and etymology
hōrahṓ-rā
“hour, season”
In context — Revelation 18:17
For in one hour such great wealth has been laid waste. And every shipmaster, and everyone who sails to any place, and the sailors, and all who make their living from the sea, stood at a distance.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 18:17, so the Greek word ὥρᾳ (hôra) 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.18.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.17.W3.S1) and character.