Revelation 14:18:9Rev.14.18.W9TAB
ἐξουσίαν
eksouseean
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SEE-an
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ah(n)
- IPA
- /ek.suː.siːˈan/
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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sou-SEE-an
- sentence
KAI AL-los AN-ge-los ek tou thy-si-a-stê-REE-ou ho E-khōn ek-sou-SEE-an e-PI tou py-ROS KAI e-PHŌ-nê-sen phō-NÊ me-GA-lê tō E-khon-ti to DRE-pa-non to ok-SY LE-gōn PEM-pson sou to DRE-pa-non to ok-SY KAI TRY-gê-son tous BO-try-as tês am-PE-lou tês gês HO-ti ÊK-ma-san hai sta-phy-LAI au-TÊS
Exegesis
The articular participle ho echōn exousian epi tou puros {ὁ ἔχων ἐξουσίαν ἐπὶ τοῦ πυρός | ho é-khōn ex-ou-sí-an epí tou py-rós} “the one who has authority over the fire” functions attributively, emphasizing his divinely granted right to handle judicial fire.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — Revelation 14:18
And another angel came out from the altar , having authority over the fire, and he called with a loud voice to the one who had the sharp sickle, saying, “Send out your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth, for her grapes have fully ripened.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Revelation 14:18, so the Greek word ἐξουσίαν (eksouseean) 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.14.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.18.W9.S1) and character.