Revelation 13:18:19Rev.13.18.W19TAB
ἀριθμὸς
arithmos
“number”
- Transliteration
- a-RITH-mos
- Extended
- ah-RIHTH-mohs
- IPA
- /aˈritʰ.mos/
Meaning by language
- English
- number
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-RITH-mos
- sentence
HÔ-de hê so-PHI-a es-TIN ho E-khōn noûn psê-phi-SA-tō ton a-rith-MON tou thê-RI-ou a-RITH-mos gar an-THRŌ-pou es-TIN kai ho a-RITH-mos au-TOU hek-sa-KO-si-oi hek-XSÊ-khon-ta héks
Exegesis
The causal conjunction gar introduces arithmós gar anthrṓpou estin {ἀριθμὸς γὰρ ἀνθρώπου ἐστίν | a-rith-mós gar an-thrṓ-pou es-tín} ‘for it is the number of a man’, explaining why the calculation is possible.
Finally, kai ho arithmós autoû hexakósioi hexḗkonta héx {καὶ ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτοῦ ἑξακόσιοι ἑξήκοντα ἕξ | kaí ho a-rith-mós au-toû he-xa-kó-sioi he-xḗ-kon-ta héx} ‘and his number is six hundred sixty-six’ presents the sum in a compact additive sequence, emphasizing its solemn, climactic significance.
Root and etymology
arithmeōalpha–rho–iota–theta–mu–epsilon–omega
“to count, number”
In context — Revelation 13:18
Here is wisdom . Let the one who has understanding calculate the number of the beast , for it is the number of a man, and his number is six hundred and sixty-six.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:18:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Revelation 13:18, so the Greek word ἀριθμὸς (arithmos) 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.13.18.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.18.W19.S1) and character.