Revelation 18:19:17Rev.18.19.W17TAB
πόλις
polis
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lis
- Extended
- POH-lihs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lis/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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
KAI E-ba-lon khoon e-PI tas ke-pha-LAS au-TŌN KAI E-kra-ksan KLAI-on-tes KAI pen-THOUN-tes LE-gon-tes ou-AI ou-AI hê PO-lis hê me-GA-lê en hêi e-PLOU-tê-san PAN-tes hoi E-khon-tes ta PLOI-a en têi tha-LAS-sêi ek tês ti-mi-O-tê-tos au-TÊS HO-ti mi-AI HÔ-ra ê-rê-MÔ-thê
Exegesis
The noun phrase he polis he megale {ἡ πόλις ἡ μεγάλη | hē pó-lis hē me-gá-lē} uses repetition of the article and attributive adjective to stress the city’s significance.
Root and etymology
polispi–omicron–lambda–iota–sigma
“city, urban center”
In context — Revelation 18:19
And they threw dust upon their heads and cried out, weeping and mourning, saying, “Woe, woe, for the great city in which all those who had ships on the sea became rich from her costliness , because in a single hour she was made desolate .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:19:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 18:19, 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.18.19.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.19.W17.S1) and character.