Revelation 20:9:7Rev.20.9.W7TAB
γῆς
gês
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- gays
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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gês
- 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 aorist verb anebēsan {ἀνέβησαν | ané-bē-san} introduces the hostile forces’ movement “upon the breadth of the earth,” with the prepositional phrase epi to platos tēs gēs {ἐπὶ τὸ πλάτος τῆς γῆς | epì tò plátos tēs gēs} highlighting the vast scope of their advance across the entire land.
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 20:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 20:9, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.20.9.W7.S1) and character.