Revelation 20:9:16Rev.20.9.W16TAB
πόλιν
polin
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lin
- Extended
- POH-lihn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lin/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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PO-lin
- sentence
KAI a-NE-bê-san e-PI to PLA-tos tês gês KAI e-KY-kleu-san tên pa-rem-bo-LÊN tôn ha-GI-on KAI tên PO-lin tên ê-ga-pê-ME-nên KAI ka-TE-bê pyr ek tou ou-ra-NOU KAI ka-TE-pha-gen au-TOUS
Exegesis
The next aorist, ekykleusan {ἐκύκλευσαν | e-ký-kleu-san}, takes two coordinated direct objects in the accusative—tēn parembolēn tōn hagiōn {τὴν παρεμβολὴν τῶν ἁγίων | tḕn parembolḕn tōn hagíōn} and tēn polin tēn ēgapēmenēn {τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἠγαπημένην | tḕn pólīn tḕn ēgapēménēn}—creating a picture of a siege that encircles both the “camp” of the holy ones and the “beloved city” as parallel targets. The attributive participle ēgapēmenēn modifies polin within an article–noun–article–participle structure, underscoring that this city is distinctly characterized by being loved.
In context — Revelation 20:9
And they went up over the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city, and fire came down from heaven and devoured them.
About this coordinate
Revelation 20:9:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Revelation 20:9, so the Greek word πόλιν (polin) 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.20.9.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.9.W16.S1) and character.