Revelation 13:5:12Rev.13.5.W12TAB
ἐξουσία
eksousia
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-a
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ah
- IPA
- /ek.suˈsi.a/
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SI-a
- sentence
KAI e-DO-thê au-TOI STO-ma la-LOUN me-GA-la KAI blas-phê-MI-as KAI e-DO-thê au-TOI ek-sou-SI-a poi-Ê-sai MÊ-nas tes-se-RA-kon-ta DY-o
Exegesis
The aorist passive verb edothē {ἐδόθη | edó-thē} ‘it was given’ appears twice, marking both the granting of a mouth and of exousía {ἐξουσία | exousía} ‘authority,’ with the dative pronoun autō {αὐτῷ | autôi} indicating the recipient.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota–nu
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — Revelation 13:5
And a mouth was given to him, speaking great things and blasphemies ; and authority was given to him to continue for forty-two months.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Revelation 13:5, so the Greek word ἐξουσία (eksousia) 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.13.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.5.W12.S1) and character.