Revelation 18:8:23Rev.18.8.W23TAB
θεὸς
theos
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-OS
- Extended
- theh-OHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
the-OS
- sentence
di-A TOU-to en mi-AI hê-ME-ra HÊK-sou-sin hai plê-GAI au-TÊS THA-na-tos kai PEN-thos kai li-MOS kai en py-RI ka-ta-kau-THÊ-se-tai HO-ti is-khy-ROS KY-ree-os ho the-OS ho KRI-nas au-TÊN
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hó-ti} introduces the rationale: the emphatic adjective ischyros {ἰσχυρὸς | is-chy-rós} ‘mighty’ applies to the title kyrios theos {κύριος ὁ θεὸς | ký-ri-os ho the-ós}, and the articular aorist participle ho krinas {ὁ κρίνας | ho krí-nas} ‘the one who has judged’ presents God as the sovereign Judge executing decisive retribution. English renderings maintain the cause–result structure, the sudden timeframe, and the force of the passive, while turning the participle into a relative clause for clarity.
Root and etymology
theostheta–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“God, deity”
In context — Revelation 18:8
For this reason, in one day her plagues will come—death, and mourning, and famine—and she will be burned up with fire, for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:8:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Revelation 18:8, so the Greek word θεὸς (theos) 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.18.8.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.8.W23.S1) and character.