Revelation 21:18:10Rev.21.18.W10TAB
πόλις
polis
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lis
- Extended
- POH-lihs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lis/
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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PO-lis
- sentence
kai hê en-DO-mê-sis tou TEI-khous au-TÊS IA-spis kai hê PO-lis khry-SI-on ka-tha-RON HO-moi-on hy-A-lō ka-tha-RÔI
Exegesis
A second coordinated nominative clause, kai hē polis {καὶ ἡ πόλις | kai hē pólis} “and the city,” uses chrysion katharon {χρυσίον καθαρὸν | chrysíon katharón} as a predicate nominative, characterizing its composition.
Root and etymology
pol-pi–omicron–lambda
“city, community”
In context — Revelation 21:18
And the structure of its wall was jasper , and the city was pure gold, like clear glass .
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Revelation 21:18, so the Greek word πόλις (polis) 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.21.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.18.W10.S1) and character.