Revelation 18:9:8Rev.18.9.W8TAB
βασιλεῖς
basileis
“kings”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEIS
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEIS
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEIS
- 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 subject is then specified as hoi basileis tes ges {οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς | hoi basi-leîs tês gês} “the kings of the earth,” with the genitive tes ges forming a descriptive genitive of sphere.
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 18:9:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 18:9, so the Greek word βασιλεῖς (basileis) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.18.9.W8.S1) and character.