Revelation 18:7:22Rev.18.7.W22TAB
χήρα
khêra
“widow”
- Transliteration
- KHÊ-ra
- Extended
- KHAY-rah
- IPA
- /ˈkʰɛː.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- widow
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
KHÊ-ra
- sentence
HO-sa e-DO-ksa-sen hau-TEEN KAI e-strê-nee-A-sen to-SOU-ton DO-te au-TÊ ba-sa-ni- SMON KAI PEN-thos HO-ti en tÊ kar-DI-a au-TÊS LE-gei HO-ti KA-thê-mai ba-SI-lis-sa KAI KHÊ-ra ouk ei-MI KAI PEN-thos ou MÊ I-dô
Exegesis
Direct speech follows, marked by hóti {ὅτι | hóti} as a quotation marker: “Káthēmai basilíssa kai khéra ouk eimí” {Κάθημαι βασίλισσα καὶ χήρα οὐκ εἰμί | káthēmai basilíssa kai khéra ouk eimí} ‘I sit as a queen and I am not a widow’, where káthēmai denotes settled enthronement and the juxtaposition of basilíssa ‘queen’ and khéra ‘widow’ highlights perceived invulnerability.
In context — Revelation 18:7
To the extent that she glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her that same measure of torment and mourning, because in her heart she says, “I sit as a queen, and I am not a widow, and I will never see mourning.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:7:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Revelation 18:7, so the Greek word χήρα (khêra) 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.18.7.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.7.W22.S1) and character.