τῆς

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 τῆς

   tês

   the
2. sentence🔊 καὶ πλανᾷ τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς διὰ τὰ σημεῖα ἃ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ποιῆσαι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θηρίου λέγων τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ποιῆσαι εἰκόνα τῷ θηρίῳ ὃς ἔχει τὴν πληγὴν τῆς μαχαίρης καὶ ἔζησεν

   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

   and he deceives the dwelling on the earth through the signs which was given to him to do before of the beast saying to the dwelling on the earth to make an image to the beast who has the wound of the sword and he lived

Exegesis

The accusative participial phrase tous katoikountas epi tēs gēs {τοὺς κατοικοῦντας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | toús katoikoûntas epí tês gēs} ‘those who dwell on the earth’ functions as the direct object of deception.

The participle legōn {λέγων | légōn} ‘saying’ introduces an indirect command, with the dative tois katoikousin epi tēs gēs {τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς | toîs katoikoûsin epí tēs gēs} ‘to those who dwell on the earth’ marking the intended audience.

The infinitive poiesai {ποιῆσαι | poiêsai} ‘to make’ serves as the object of the command, modified by the noun eikōna {εἰκόνα | eikóna} ‘image,’ and the relative clause hos echei tēn plēgēn tēs machairēs kai ezēsen {ὃς ἔχει τὴν πληγὴν τῆς μαχαίρης καὶ ἔζησεν | hos échei tēn plēgḕn tês makh-aírēs kaí ézēsen} ‘who has the wound of the sword and lived’ characterizes the beast by connecting its present state with a past event. Aorist and passive constructions are rendered to preserve their nuance of permission and completed action on the part of the beast.