Revelation 16:5:8Rev.16.5.W8TAB
Δίκαιος
dikaios
“righteous”
- Transliteration
- DI-kai-os
- Extended
- DIH-kai-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈdi.kai.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- righteous
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
DI-kai-os
- 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
Inside the speech, dikaios {Δίκαιος | Dí-kai-os} stands first for emphasis, functioning as a predicate adjective in a vocative-like address: “Righteous are You.”
Root and etymology
dikēdelta–iota–kappa–eta
“right, justice, legal custom”
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 16:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 16:5, so the Greek word Δίκαιος (dikaios) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.16.5.W8.S1) and character.