Revelation 13:7:18Rev.13.7.W18TAB
φυλὴν
phylên
“tribe”
- Transliteration
- phy-LÊN
- Extended
- phyoo-LÊHN
- IPA
- /pʰyˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribe
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phy-LÊN
- sentence
kai e-DO-thê au-TOI poi-Ê-sai PO-le-mon me-TA tôn ha-GI-ōn kai ni-KÊ-sai au-TOUS kai e-DO-thê au-TOI ek-sou-SI-a e-PI PA-san phy-LÊN kai la-ON kai GLÔS-san kai E-thnos
Exegesis
The subject exousia {ἐξουσία | ex-ou-sí-a} follows, with the prepositional phrase epi pasan phylēn kai laon kai glōssan kai ethnos {ἐπὶ πᾶσαν φυλὴν καὶ λαὸν καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ἔθνος | e-pí pâ-san phu-lḗn kaí la-ón kaí glô-s-san kaí éth-nos} specifying the scope of this authority. The preposition epi with the accusative signals jurisdiction “over” the entities listed. The fourfold series “tribe and people and language and nation,” joined by repeated kai, is an instance of polysyndeton, emphasizing exhaustive, global reach. In translation, the repeated “and” is largely maintained to mirror the rhythmic accumulation, while the passive “it was given” is rendered with both formal equivalence (“was given”) and more natural dynamic phrases (“was allowed,” “was granted”) to capture the nuance of bestowed permission without over-specifying the giver in this verse.
In context — Revelation 13:7
And it was given to him to make war with the saints and to conquer them, and authority was given to him over every tribe and people and language and nation.
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:7:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Revelation 13:7, so the Greek word φυλὴν (phylên) 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.13.7.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.7.W18.S1) and character.