Revelation 21:10:18Rev.21.10.W18TAB
Ἰερουσαλὴμ
ierousalêm
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ie-rou-sa-LÊM
- Extended
- ih-eh-roo-sah-LÊM
- IPA
- /i.e.ru.saˈlɛːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jerusalem
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ie-rou-sa-LÊM
- sentence
KAI a-PÊ-nen-KEN me en PNEU-ma-ti e-PI O-ros ME-ga KAI hy-psê-LON KAI E-dei-KSEN MOI tên PO-lin tên ha-GI-an ie-rou-sa-LÊM ka-ta-BAI-nou-san ek tou ou-ra-NOU a-PO tou the-OU
Exegesis
The objects are defined by the double article structure tḕn polin tḕn hagian Ierousalēm {τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἁγίαν Ἰερουσαλὴμ | tḕn pó-lin tḕn ha-gí-an Ierousalḗm}, which foregrounds the unique sanctity of the holy city.
In context — Revelation 21:10
And he conveyed me in the Spirit onto a lofty and expansive mountain, and showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God .
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:10:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Revelation 21:10, so the Greek word Ἰερουσαλὴμ (ierousalêm) 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.21.10.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.10.W18.S1) and character.