Revelation 14:3:4Rev.14.3.W4TAB
ᾠδὴν
ōdên
“a song”
- Transliteration
- ō-DÊN
- Extended
- oh-DEHN
- IPA
- /ɔː.dɛ̌ːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a song
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ō-DÊN
- 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 present active indicative adousin {ᾄδουσιν | â-dou-sin} conveys ongoing worship, and the comparative particle hōs {ὡς | hōs} with ōdēn kainēn {ᾠδὴν καινὴν | ō-dḗn kai-nḗn} indicates a song unlike any before.
Root and etymology
aeidōa-e-i-d-ō
“to sing”
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 14:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Revelation 14:3, so the Greek word ᾠδὴν (ōdên) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.3.W4.S1) and character.