Revelation 14:9:15Rev.14.9.W15TAB
θηρίον
thêrion
“beast”
- Transliteration
- thê-RI-on
- Extended
- thay-REE-oh n
- IPA
- /tʰɛːˈri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- beast
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
thê-RI-on
- sentence
KAI AL-los AN-ge-los TRI-tos ê-ko-LOU-thê-sen au-TOIS LE-gōn en phō-NÊ me-GA-lê EI tis pro-sky-NEI to thê-RI-on KAI tēn ei-KO-na au-TOU KAI lam-BA-nei KHA-ra-gma e-PI tou me-TŌ-pou au-TOU Ê e-PI tēn KHEI-ra au-TOU
Exegesis
The coordinated direct objects to thērion {τὸ θηρίον | tò thērion}, tēn eikōna autou {τὴν εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ | tḕn eikóna autoû}, and charagma {χάραγμα | cháragma} link idolatry to its symbol and consequent mark.
Root and etymology
thērtheta–eta–rho
“wild animal, beast”
In context — Revelation 14:9
And another angel, a third, followed them, saying in a loud voice , “If anyone worships the beast and its image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand,”
About this coordinate
Revelation 14:9:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Revelation 14:9, so the Greek word θηρίον (thêrion) 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.14.9.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.14.9.W15.S1) and character.