Revelation 20:8:16Rev.20.8.W16TAB
Μαγώγ
magôg
“Magog”
- Transliteration
- ma-GÔG
- Extended
- mah-gôhg
- IPA
- /maˈgɔːg/
Meaning by language
- English
- Magog
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural |
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Word in context
- word
ma-GÔG
- sentence
KAI ek-se-LEU-se-tai pla-NÊ-sai ta E-thnê ta en tais TEs-sar-si gô-NI-ais tês gês ton GÔG KAI ma-GÔG sy-na-ga-GEIN au-TOUS eis ton PO-le-mon hôn ho a-rith-MOS au-TÔN hôs hê AM-mos tês tha-LAS-sês
Exegesis
The accusative phrase ton Gōg kai Magōg {τὸν Γὼγ καὶ Μαγώγ | tón Gōg kai Ma-gṓg} stands in apposition to “the nations,” presenting Gog and Magog as representative or symbolic hostile powers.
In context — Revelation 20:8
And he will go out to deceive the nations that are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for war; their number is like the sand of the sea.
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Revelation 20:8, so the Greek word Μαγώγ (magôg) 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.20.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.8.W16.S1) and character.