Revelation 18:9:2Rev.18.9.W2TAB
κλαύσουσιν
klausousin
“will weep”
- Transliteration
- KLAU-SOU-sin
- Extended
- KLAU-SOO-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈklau.suː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- will weep
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KLAU-SOU-sin
- sentence
KAI KLAU-SOU-sin KAI KOP-son-tai ep au-TÊN hoi ba-si-LEIS tês gês hoi met au-TÊS por-NEU-san-tes KAI strê-ni-A-san-tes HO-tan BLE-pō-sin ton kap-NON tês py-RŌ-se-ōs au-TÊS
Exegesis
The verse opens with coordinated future verbs, klausousin {κλαύσουσιν | klaú-sou-sin} and kopsontai {κόψονται | kóp-son-tai}, linked by kai {Καὶ | Kaí} “and,” foregrounding the emotional response.
In context — Revelation 18:9
And the kings of the earth, those who committed sexual immorality with her and lived luxuriously, will weep and mourn over her when they see the smoke of her burning ,
About this coordinate
Revelation 18:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 18:9, so the Greek word κλαύσουσιν (klausousin) 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.18.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.9.W2.S1) and character.