Revelation 18:2:11Rev.18.2.W11TAB
μεγάλη
megalē
“great”
- Transliteration
- me-GA-lē
- Extended
- meh-GAH-lay
- IPA
- /meˈga.lɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- great
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-GA-lē
- sentence
KAI E-kra-ksen en is-khy-RAI phō-NÊ LE-gōn E-pe-sen E-pe-sen Ba-by-LŌN hē me-GA-lē KAI e-GE-ne-to ka-toi-kê-TÊ-ri-on dai-mo-NI-ōn KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS PNEU-ma-tos a-ka-THAR-tou KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS or-NE-ou a-ka-THAR-tou KAI phy-la-KÊ pan-TOS thē-RI-ou a-ka-THAR-tou KAI me-mi-sē-ME-nou
Exegesis
The subject Babylōn hē megalē {Βαβυλὼν ἡ μεγάλη | Ba-by-lōn hē me-gá-lē} ‘Babylon the great’ combines article and adjective to frame a prominent proper name before judgment.
Root and etymology
megasmu–epsilon–gamma–alpha–sigma
“great, large, important”
In context — Revelation 18:2
He shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen—fallen is Babylon the great! Now she has become a dwelling place for demons, a prison for every unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean bird, and a prison for every unclean and detested beast.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 18:2, so the Greek word μεγάλη (megalē) 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.18.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.2.W11.S1) and character.