Revelation 18:21:6Rev.18.21.W6TAB
λίθον
lithon
“stone”
- Transliteration
- LI-thon
- Extended
- LIH-thohn
- IPA
- /ˈli.tʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- stone
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
LI-thon
- sentence
KAI Ê-ren HEIS AN-ge-los is-khy-ROS LI-thon hôs MY-li-non ME-gan KAI E-ba-len eis tên THA-las-san LE-gōn HOU-tōs hor-MÊ-ma-ti blê-THÊ-se-tai ba-by-LÔN hê me-GA-lê PO-lis KAI ou mê heu-re-THÊ E-ti
Exegesis
The object phrase lithon hōs mylinon megan {λίθον ὡς μύλινον μέγαν | lí-thon hōs mý-li-non mé-gan} ‘a stone like a great millstone’ employs the comparative particle hōs {ὡς | hōs} to form a simile that emphasizes the stone’s massive weight and the inevitability of its sinking.
In context — Revelation 18:21
And one mighty angel lifted up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, “Thus, with a rush , Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and it will never be found again.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Revelation 18:21, so the Greek word λίθον (lithon) 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.18.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.21.W6.S1) and character.