Revelation 13:2:3Rev.13.2.W3TAB
θηρίον
thêrion
“beast”
- Transliteration
- thê-RI-on
- Extended
- thay-RIH-on
- IPA
- /tʰɛːˈri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- beast
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
thê-RI-on
- sentence
KAI to thê-RI-on ho EI-don ÊN HO-moi-on par-DA-lei KAI hoi PO-des au-TOU hôs AR-kou KAI to STO-ma au-TOU hôs STO-ma LE-on-tos KAI E-dô-ken au-TÔ ho DRA-kōn tên DY-na-min au-TOU KAI ton THRO-non au-TOU KAI ek-sou-SI-an me-GA-lên
Exegesis
It begins with thērion {θηρίον | thē-rí-on} “beast,” defined by the relative clause ho eidon {ὃ εἶδον | hó eî-don} “which I saw,” grounding the vision in John’s experience.
Root and etymology
θηρtheta–eta–rho
“wild beast”
In context — Revelation 13:2
And the beast that I saw resembled a leopard, with feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion; and the dragon bestowed on it his power and his throne and vast authority.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 13:2, so the Greek word θηρίον (thêrion) 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.13.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.2.W3.S1) and character.