Revelation 20:8:5Rev.20.8.W5TAB
ἔθνη
ethnê
“nations”
- Transliteration
- E-thnê
- Extended
- EH-thnê
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-thnê
- 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 direct object of this infinitive is ta ethnē {τὰ ἔθνη | tà éth-nē} “the nations,” further specified by the articular prepositional phrase ta en tais tessarsi gōniais tēs gēs {τὰ ἐν ταῖς τέσσαρσι γωνίαις τῆς γῆς | tà en taîs tés-sar-si gō-ní-ais tês gês}, literally “those in the four corners of the earth,” a stereotyped apocalyptic expression for worldwide scope.
Root and etymology
ethnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma
“nation, people group, Gentile”
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 20:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 20:8, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnê) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.8.W5.S1) and character.