Revelation 18:8:4Rev.18.8.W4TAB
μιᾷ
miai
“one”
- Transliteration
- mi-AI
- Extended
- mih-AI
- IPA
- /miˈai/
Meaning by language
- English
- one
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
mi-AI
- 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 temporal expression en mia hemera {ἐν μιᾷ ἡμέρᾳ | en miâ hē-mérā} ‘in one day’ is placed early for emphasis on suddenness.
Root and etymology
thumiaotheta–upsilon–mu–iota–alpha–omega
“to burn incense”
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 18:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 18:8, so the Greek word μιᾷ (miai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.8.W4.S1) and character.