Revelation 13:17:7Rev.13.17.W7TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- Ê
- Extended
- ê
- IPA
- /ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
Ê
- sentence
KAI HI-na MÊ tis DY-nê-tai a-go-RA-sai Ê pô-LÊ-sai ei MÊ ho E-khōn to KHA-rag-ma to O-no-ma tou thê-RI-ou Ê ton a-ri-THMON tou o-NO-ma-tos au-TOU
Exegesis
The repetition of articles and the disjunctive conjunction ē {ἢ | ē} create a tightly parallel structure, presenting three formally distinct but conceptually related identifiers tied to the beast. In translation, the Greek word order is slightly smoothed while preserving the conditional force (“unless”) and the triadic list that underscores the totalizing control of the beast’s economic system.
Root and etymology
thērtheta–eta–rho
“wild animal, beast”
In context — Revelation 13:17
And so that no one might be able to buy or to sell unless he has the mark, the name of the beast , or the number of his name.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 13:17, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.13.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.17.W7.S1) and character.