Revelation 13:3:5Rev.13.3.W5TAB
κεφαλῶν
kephalôn
“heads”
- Transliteration
- ke-pha-LÔN
- Extended
- keh-phah-LOHN
- IPA
- /ke.pʰaˈlɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- heads
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ke-pha-LÔN
- sentence
KAI MI-an ek tôn ke-pha-LÔN au-TOU hôs es-pha-GME-nên eis THA-na-ton KAI hê plê-GÊ tou tha-NA-tou au-TOU e-the-ra-PEU-thê KAI e-thau-MAS-thê HO-lê hê gê o-PI-sô tou thê-RI-ou
Exegesis
The phrase mian ek tōn kephalōn autou {μίαν ἐκ τῶν κεφαλῶν αὐτοῦ | mí-an ek tôn ke-pha-lôn au-toû} is an accusative object phrase (“one out of his heads”) whose verb is supplied from the broader visionary context (“he saw”), singling out a particular head from among several.
In context — Revelation 13:3
And one of his heads was as though it had been slain unto death, and the wound of his death was healed, and all the earth marveled after the beast .
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 13:3, so the Greek word κεφαλῶν (kephalôn) 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.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.3.W5.S1) and character.