Revelation 18:24:4Rev.18.24.W4TAB
αἷμα
haima
“blood”
- Transliteration
- HAI-ma
- Extended
- HAI-mah
- IPA
- /ˈhai.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- blood
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
HAI-ma
- sentence
KAI en au-TAI HAI-ma pro-phê-TÔN KAI ha-GI-ôn heu-RE-thê KAI PAN-tôn tôn es-pha-GME-nôn e-PI tês gês
Exegesis
The nominative haima {αἷμα | haî-ma} ‘blood’ functions as the subject and is fronted for emphasis, immediately drawing attention to the core charge.
Root and etymology
haimaalpha–iota–mu–alpha
“lifeblood, bloodshed”
In context — Revelation 18:24
And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints , and of all who had been slain on the earth.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 18:24, so the Greek word αἷμα (haima) 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.18.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.24.W4.S1) and character.