Revelation 14:1:4Rev.14.1.W4TAB
ἰδοὺ
idou
“behold”
- Transliteration
- i-DOU
- Extended
- ih-DOO
- IPA
- /iˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-DOU
- sentence
KAI EI-don KAI i-DOU to ar-NI-on hes-TOS e-PI to O-ros si-ON KAI met au-TOU he-ka-TON tes-se-RA-kon-ta TES-sa-res khi-li-A-des E-khou-sai to O-no-ma au-TOU KAI to O-no-ma tou pa-TROS au-TOU ge-gram-ME-non e-PI tôn me-TO-pōn au-TÔN
Exegesis
The succeeding kai idou {καὶ ἰδοὺ | kaí idoú} ‘and behold’ serves as an attention signal, highlighting the significance of the revelation.
In context — Revelation 14:1
And I looked, and there in view was the Lamb standing on Mount Zion; with Him were one hundred forty-four thousand whose foreheads bore His name and His Father’s name.
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 14:1, so the Greek word ἰδοὺ (idou) 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.14.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.1.W4.S1) and character.