Revelation 21:1:6Rev.21.1.W6TAB
γῆν
gên
“earth”
- Transliteration
- GÊN
- Extended
- gên
- IPA
- /ɣɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
GÊN
- sentence
KAI EI-don ou-ra-NON kai-NON KAI GÊN kai-NÊN ho GAR PRÔ-tos ou-ra-NOS KAI hê PRÔ-tê GÊ a-PÊL-than KAI hê THA-las-sa ouk ES-tin E-ti
Exegesis
The paratactic objects ouranon kainon {οὐρανὸν καινὸν | oura-nòn kainòn} ‘a new heaven’ and gēn kainēn {γῆν καινήν | gēn kainḗn} ‘a new earth’ use noun–adjective order to heighten the sense of comprehensive renewal.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“earth, land”
In context — Revelation 21:1
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the former heaven and the former earth had gone away, and the sea existed no longer.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Revelation 21:1, so the Greek word γῆν (gên) 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.21.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.1.W6.S1) and character.