Revelation 13:12:3Rev.13.12.W3TAB
ἐξουσίαν
eksousian
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-an
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ahn
- IPA
- /ek.suˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- authority
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SI-an
- sentence
KAI tên ek-sou-SI-an tou PRO-tou thê-RI-ou PA-san poi-EI e-NÔ-pi-on au-TOU KAI poi-EI tên gên KAI tous en au-TÊI ka-toi-KOUN-tas HI-na pros-ky-NEE-sou-sin to thê-RI-on to PRO-ton HOU e-the-ra-PEU-thê hê plê-GÊ tou tha-NA-tou au-TOU
Exegesis
The object phrase tēn exousian tou prōtou thēriou pāsan {τὴν ἐξουσίαν τοῦ πρώτου θηρίου πᾶσαν | tḕn exousían tou prṓtou thēríou pâsan} is fronted to emphasize the full extent of authority granted to the second beast.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, lawful power”
In context — Revelation 13:12
And it exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and it makes the earth and those who dwell in it worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 13:12, so the Greek word ἐξουσίαν (eksousian) 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.13.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.12.W3.S1) and character.