Revelation 13:8:20Rev.13.8.W20TAB
ζωῆς
zōês
“life”
- Transliteration
- zō-ÊS
- Extended
- zoh-AYS
- IPA
- /dzoˈɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- life
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
zō-ÊS
- sentence
KAI pro-sky-NÊ-sou-sin au-TON PAN-tes hoi ka-toi-KOUN-tes e-PI tÊS GÊS hou ou GE-gra-ptai to O-no-ma au-TOU en tÔ bi-BLI-ō tÊS zō-ÊS tou ar-NI-ou tou es-pha-GME-nou a-PO ka-ta-bo-LÊS KOS-mou
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tō bibliō tēs zōēs {ἐν τῷ βιβλίῳ τῆς ζωῆς | en tôi bi-blí-ō tês zō-ês} identifies the location of this inscription as “in the book of life,” with a genitive of content or characterization.
In context — Revelation 13:8
And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain from the foundation of the world .
About this coordinate
Revelation 13:8:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Revelation 13:8, so the Greek word ζωῆς (zōês) 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.13.8.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.13.8.W20.S1) and character.