Revelation 14:3:27Rev.14.3.W27TAB
τεσσεράκοντα
tesserakonta
“forty”
- Transliteration
- tes-se-RA-kon-ta
- Extended
- tehs-seh-RAH-kohn-tah
- IPA
- /tes.seˈra.kon.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- forty
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
tes-se-RA-kon-ta
- sentence
KAI A-dou-sin hôs ō-DÊN kai-NÊN e-NṒ-pi-on tou THRO-nou KAI e-NṒ-pi-on tôn tes-SA-rōn DZŌ-i-ōn KAI tôn pres-by-TE-rōn KAI ou-de-IS e-DY-na-to ma-THEIN tên ō-DÊN ei MÊ hai he-ka-TON tes-se-RA-kon-ta TES-sa-res khi-li-A-des hoi ê-go-ras-ME-noi a-PO tês gês
Exegesis
The exception clause ei mē hai hekaton tessarakonta tessares chiliades {εἰ μὴ αἱ ἑκατὸν τεσσεράκοντα τέσσαρες χιλιάδες | ei mē haí he-ka-tón tes-se-rá-kon-ta tés-sa-res khi-li-á-des} restricts participation to a specific group, further defined by the perfect participle hoi ēgorasmenoi {οἱ ἠγορασμένοι | hoí ē-go-ras-mé-noi}, emphasizing a completed redemptive action, and the prepositional phrase apo tēs gēs {ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς | a-pó tês gēs} highlights their earthly origin contrasted with heavenly worship.
In context — Revelation 14:3
And they are singing as a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures, and before the elders; and no one was able to learn the song except the one hundred forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth.
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:3:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Revelation 14:3, so the Greek word τεσσεράκοντα (tesserakonta) 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.14.3.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.3.W27.S1) and character.