Revelation 18:4:11Rev.18.4.W11TAB
λαός
laos
“people”
- Transliteration
- la-OS
- Extended
- lah-OHS
- IPA
- /laˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-OS
- sentence
KAI Ê-kou-sa AL-lên phō-NÊN ek tou ou-ra-NOU LE-gou-san ek-SEL-tha-te ho la-OS mou eks au-TÊS HI-na mê syn-koi-nō-NÊ-sē-te tais ha-mar-TI-ais au-TÊS KAI ek tôn plê-GÔN au-TÊS HI-na mê LA-bē-te
Exegesis
The expression ho laos mou {ὁ λαός μου | ho la-ós mou} ‘My people’ emphasizes divine ownership and care.
Root and etymology
laoslambda–alpha–omicron–sigma
“people, nation”
In context — Revelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven say, “Depart from her, My people, so that you do not partake in her sins , and so that you do not receive any of her plagues.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Revelation 18:4, so the Greek word λαός (laos) 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.18.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.4.W11.S1) and character.