Revelation 13:15:14Rev.13.15.W14TAB
εἰκὼν
eikôn
“image”
- Transliteration
- ei-KÔN
- Extended
- ei-KOHN
- IPA
- /eiˈkɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- image
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ei-KÔN
- sentence
kai e-DO-thê au-TÔ DOU-nai PNEU-ma tê ei-KO-ni tou thê-RI-ou HI-na kai la-LÊ-sê hê ei-KÔN tou thê-RI-ou kai poi-Ê-sê HI-na HO-soi e-AN mê pro-sky-NÊ-sō-sin tê ei-KO-ni tou thê-RI-ou a-pok-tan-THÔ-sin
Exegesis
The first hina {ἵνα | hína} ‘so that’ introduces a purpose clause with lalēsē {λαλήσῃ | lalḗsē} ‘may speak’, followed by the delayed subject hē eikōn tou thēriou {ἡ εἰκών τοῦ θηρίου | hē eikṓn tou thē-rí-ou}, emphasizing that the image itself is granted speech.
Root and etymology
eikōepsilon–iota–kappa–omega
“to be like, resemble”
In context — Revelation 13:15
And it was given to it to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast might even speak, and it might cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed .","
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 13:15, so the Greek word εἰκὼν (eikôn) 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.13.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.15.W14.S1) and character.