Revelation 16:14:1Rev.16.14.W1TAB
εἰσὶν
eesin
“they are”
- Transliteration
- EE-sin
- Extended
- EH-ee-sin
- IPA
- /iˈsin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they are
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
EE-sin
- sentence
EE-sin gar PNEU-ma-ta dai-mo-NI-on poi-OUN-ta sê-MEI-a ha ek-po-REU-e-tai e-PI tous ba-si-LEIS tês oi-kou-ME-nês HO-lês sy-na-ga-GEIN au-TOUS eis ton PO-le-mon tês hê-ME-ras tês me-GA-lês tou the-OU tou pan-to-KRA-to-ros
Exegesis
The sentence begins with eisin gar {εἰσὶν γὰρ | ei-sìn gàr} ‘for they are’, a copular clause that grounds the description of the agents in the preceding context.
In context — Revelation 16:14
For they are spirits of demons, performing signs, which go out to the kings of the whole inhabited world, to gather them for the battle of the great day of God the Almighty .
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Revelation 16:14, so the Greek word εἰσὶν (eesin) 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.16.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.14.W1.S1) and character.