Revelation 13:14:2Rev.13.14.W2TAB
πλανᾷ
planai
“he deceives”
- Transliteration
- pla-NAI
- Extended
- plah-NAI
- IPA
- /plaˈnaːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- he deceives
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pla-NAI
- sentence
KAI pla-NAI tous ka-toi-KOUN-tas e-PI tês GÊS di-A ta sê-MEI-a HA e-DO-thê au-TOI poi-Ê-sai e-NÔ-pi-on tou thê-RI-ou LE-gōn tois ka-toi-KOU-sin e-PI tês GÊS poi-Ê-sai ei-KO-na tōi thê-RI-ōi hos E-khei tēn plē-GÊN tês ma-KHAI-rēs KAI E-dzē-sen
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} linking this clause to the preceding narrative, and the verb plana {πλανᾷ | planâ} ‘deceives’ introduces the main action of the agent (the second beast).
Root and etymology
planpi–lambda–alpha–nu
“to wander, lead astray”
In context — Revelation 13:14
And it deceives those who dwell on the earth through the signs which it was given to perform before the beast , saying to those who dwell on the earth that they should make an image for the beast who has the wound of the sword and lived.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Revelation 13:14, so the Greek word πλανᾷ (planai) 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.13.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.14.W2.S1) and character.