Revelation 18:17:4Rev.18.17.W4TAB
ἠρημώθη
êrêmôthê
“was laid waste”
- Transliteration
- ê-rê-MÔ-thê
- Extended
- êê-rêê-MOH-thêê
- IPA
- /ɛː.rɛːˈmɔː.tʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- was laid waste
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ê-rê-MÔ-thê
- sentence
HO-ti mi-AI HÔ-ra ê-rê-MÔ-thê ho to-SOU-tos PLOU-tos
Exegesis
The aorist passive indicative eremōthē {ἠρημώθη | ē-rē-mṓ-thē} ‘was made desolate’ highlights completed divine action.
Root and etymology
erēmoōepsilon–rho–ēta–mu–omicron–omega
“to make desolate, lay waste”
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 18:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 18:17, so the Greek word ἠρημώθη (êrêmôthê) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.17.W4.S1) and character.