Revelation 21:19:2Rev.21.19.W2TAB
θεμέλιοι
themelioi
“foundations”
- Transliteration
- the-ME-li-oi
- Extended
- theh-MEH-li-oi
- IPA
- /tʰeˈme.li.oi/
Meaning by language
- English
- foundations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
the-ME-li-oi
- sentence
hoi the-ME-li-oi tou TEI-khous tês PO-le-ōs pan-TI LI-thō ti-MI-ō ke-kos-mê-ME-noi ho the-ME-li-os ho PRŌ-tos I-as-pis ho deu-TE-ros SAP-phi-ros ho TRI-tos khal-kê-DŌN ho TE-tar-tos SMA-rag-dos
Exegesis
themelioi {θεμέλιοι | the-mé-li-oi} ‘foundations’ functions as the nominative subject, followed by the genitive chain tou teichous tēs poleōs {τοῦ τείχους τῆς πόλεως | toû teí-khous tês pó-le-ōs} specifying the city’s wall.
In context — Revelation 21:19
The foundations of the city’s wall were embellished with every precious stone : the first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, and the fourth emerald.
About this coordinate
Revelation 21:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 21:19, so the Greek word θεμέλιοι (themelioi) 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.21.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.21.19.W2.S1) and character.