Revelation 18:5:2Rev.18.5.W2TAB
ἐκολλήθησαν
ekollêethêsan
“were joined”
- Transliteration
- e-kol-LÊE-thê-san
- Extended
- eh-kohl-LÊE-thê-sahn
- IPA
- /e.kolˈlɛː.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were joined
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-kol-LÊE-thê-san
- sentence
HO-ti e-kol-LÊE-thê-san au-TÊS hai ha-mar-TEE-ai A-khri tou ou-ra-NOU kai em-nê-MO-neu-sen ho the-OS ta a-di-KÊE-ma-ta au-TÊS
Exegesis
The aorist passive verb ekollēthēsan {ἐκολλήθησαν | e-kol-lḗ-thē-san} has as its grammatical subject the later noun phrase hai hamartiai {αἱ ἁμαρτίαι | hai ha-mar-tí-ai} “the sins,” producing a slight delay that foregrounds the possessive genitive autēs {αὐτῆς | au-tês} “of her,” emphasizing that the sins uniquely belong to this city. The verb’s passive voice (“were glued,” “have clung”) portrays the sins as adhering firmly rather than merely being counted, intensifying the image of inescapable guilt.
In context — Revelation 18:5
For her sins have clung as far as heaven, and God has remembered her injustices.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 18:5, so the Greek word ἐκολλήθησαν (ekollêethêsan) 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.18.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.5.W2.S1) and character.