Revelation 14:8:7Rev.14.8.W7TAB
Ἔπεσεν
epesen
“fell”
- Transliteration
- E-pe-sen
- Extended
- EH-peh-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.pe.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- fell
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-pe-sen
- sentence
KAI AL-los DEU-te-ros AN-ge-los ê-ko-LOU-thê-sen LE-gōn E-pe-sen E-pe-sen ba-by-LŌN hê me-GA-lê hê ek tou OI-nou tou thy-MOU tês por-NEI-as au-TÊS pe-PO-ti-ken PAN-ta ta E-thnê
Exegesis
The double aorist epesen epesen {Ἔπεσεν ἔπεσεν | Épesen épesen} employs Semitic-style repetition to underscore the certainty of Babylon’s downfall.
In context — Revelation 14:8
And another angel, a second, followed, saying, “Fallen—fallen is Babylon the great, who has given all the nations to drink the wine of the wrath of her fornication .”
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Revelation 14:8, so the Greek word Ἔπεσεν (epesen) 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.14.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.8.W7.S1) and character.