phialē · bowl

What it means

phialē (φιάλη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “bowl”.

A wide, shallow bowl, used for drinking or for pouring offerings.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. A wide vessel, like those of God's wrath.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• bowl ×7
• bowls ×5

Where it appears

• Revelation 5:8

  And when he took the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each having a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

• Revelation 15:7

  And one of the four living creatures gave the seven angels seven golden bowls full of the fury of God, who lives to the ages of the ages.

• Revelation 16:1

  And I heard a loud voice from the sanctuary saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the seven bowls of the fury of God on the earth.”

• Revelation 16:2

  And the first went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and a harmful and painful sore came on the people who had the mark of the beast and who worshiped its image.

• Revelation 16:3

  And the second poured out his bowl into the sea, and it became blood like that of a dead man, and every living thing died, the creatures in the sea.

• Revelation 16:4

  And the third poured out his bowl into the rivers and the springs of water, and they became blood.

• Revelation 16:8

  And the fourth poured out his bowl on the sun, and it was given to scorch people with fire.

• Revelation 16:10

  And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness; and they gnawed their tongues because of the pain,

• Revelation 16:12

  And the sixth poured out his bowl on the great river, the Euphrates, and its water was dried up, so that the way might be prepared for the kings from the rising of the sun.

• Revelation 16:17

  And the seventh poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the sanctuary, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”

• Revelation 17:1

  And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,

• Revelation 21:9

  And one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues came and spoke with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.”