Revelation 13:2:35Rev.13.2.W35TAB
ἐξουσίαν
eksousian
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-an
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ahn
- IPA
- /ek.suːˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- authority
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SI-an
- 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
The coordinated objects—ten dynamin autou {τὴν δύναμιν αὐτοῦ | tḕn dý-na-min autoû} “its power,” ton thronon autou {τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ | tòn thró-non autoû} “its throne,” and exousian megalēn {ἐξουσίαν μεγάλην | ex-ou-sí-an megálēn} “great authority”—depict a comprehensive transfer of dominion. The translation preserves this accumulation of similes and the triadic bestowal to maintain the escalating sense of delegated sovereignty and menace.
Root and etymology
εξουσepsilon–xi–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“authority, right”
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 13:2:35 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 35 of Revelation 13:2, so the Greek word ἐξουσίαν (eksousian) 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.W35, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.2.W35.S1) and character.