Revelation 13:1:2Rev.13.1.W2TAB
εἶδον
eidon
“I saw”
- Transliteration
- EI-don
- Extended
- ee-DOHN
- IPA
- /ˈiː.don/
Meaning by language
- English
- I saw
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-don
- sentence
KAI EI-don ek tês tha-LAS-sês thê-RI-on a-na-BAI-non E-khon KE-ra-ta DE-ka KAI ke-pha-LAS hep-TA KAI e-PI tôn ke-RA-tôn au-TOU DE-ka di-a-DE-ma-ta KAI e-PI tas ke-pha-LAS au-TOU o-NO-ma-ta blas-phê-MI-as
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the main verb eidon {εἶδον | eî-don} ‘I saw’, which places the visionary experience of the seer in the foreground and introduces a new scene in the sequence of revelations.
In context — Revelation 13:1
And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon its horns were ten diadems, and upon its heads were names of blasphemy .
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 13:1, so the Greek word εἶδον (eidon) 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.13.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.1.W2.S1) and character.