Revelation 14:2:3Rev.14.2.W3TAB
φωνὴν
phōnên
“a voice”
- Transliteration
- phō-NÊN
- Extended
- phoh-NÊHN
- IPA
- /pʰɔːˈnɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a voice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phō-NÊN
- 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 direct object phonen {φωνήν | phō-nḗn} “a voice” is specified with the prepositional phrase ek tou ouranou {ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ | ek tou ou-ra-noû} “from heaven,” indicating transcendent origin.
A series of comparative clauses introduced by hos {ὡς | hōs} follows: hos phonen hydaton pollon {ὡς φωνὴν ὑδάτων πολλῶν | hōs phō-nḗn hy-da-tōn pol-lōn} “like a voice of many waters” and hos phonen brontes megales {ὡς φωνὴν βροντῆς μεγάλης | hōs phō-nḗn bron-tês me-gá-lēs} “like a voice of great thunder.” Each genitive phrase modifies phonen, layering auditory imagery of both continuity and sudden force.
Root and etymology
phōnēphō-nḗ
“sound, voice”
In context — Revelation 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 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Revelation 14:2, so the Greek word φωνὴν (phōnên) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.2.W3.S1) and character.