Revelation 14:2:19Rev.14.2.W19TAB

ἣν

hēn

which

Transliteration
hēn
Extended
hêhn
IPA
/hɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
which

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    hēn

  2. sentence

    kai Ê-kou-sa phō-NÊN ek tou ou-ra-NOU hōs phō-NÊN hy-DA-tōn pol-LÔN kai hōs phō-NÊN bron-TÊS me-GA-lēs kai hê phō-NÊ hēn Ê-kou-sa hōs ki-tha-rōi-DÔN ki-tha-ri-ZON-tōn en tais ki-THA-rais au-TÔN

Exegesis

The construction kai he phone hen ekousa {καὶ ἡ φωνὴ ἣν ἤκουσα | kaí hē phō-nḗ hēn ḗ-kou-sa} restates the auditory subject, heightening focus on its qualities.

Root and etymology

lēn-lambda–eta–nu

winepress, trough for treading grapes

In contextRevelation 14:2

And I heard a sound issuing from heaven, like surging waters and like mighty thunder; and the sound I heard was like harpists plucking their harps.

About this coordinate

Revelation 14:2:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Revelation 14:2, so the Greek word ἣν (hēn) 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.14.2.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.2.W19.S1) and character.