Revelation 16:5:14Rev.16.5.W14TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- sentence
KAI Ê-koo-sa tou an-GE-lou tôn hy-DA-tōn LE-gon-tos DI-kai-os EI ho ÔN KAI ho ÊN ho HO-si-os HO-ti TAU-ta E-kri-nas
Exegesis
The articular participles ho ōn kai ho ēn {ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν | ho ṓn kaí ho ḗn} follow appositionally, forming a title that highlights divine existence in present and past time, echoing earlier formulations in the book and evoking covenantal self-revelation.
Root and etymology
Rootphi alpha iota lambda eta
“shallow bowl”
In context — Revelation 16:5
And I heard the angel of the waters say, “Righteous are You , the One who is and who was, the Holy One, because You have judged these things.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 16:5:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 16:5, so the Greek word ἦν (ên) 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.16.5.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.5.W14.S1) and character.