Revelation 17:1:14Rev.17.1.W14TAB
ἐλάλησεν
elalêsen
“spoke”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-lê-sen
- Extended
- eh-LAH-lêh-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈla.lɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- spoke
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| 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-LA-lê-sen
- sentence
KAI ÊL-then HEIS ek tôn hep-TA an-GE-lōn tôn e-KHON-tōn tas hep-TA phi-A-las KAI e-LA-lê-sen met e-MOU LE-gōn DEU-ro DEI-ksō soi to KRI-ma tês POR-nês tês me-GA-lês tês ka-thê-ME-nês e-PI hy-DA-tōn pol-LŌN
Exegesis
The narrative proceeds with elalesen metʼ emou legon {ἐλάλησεν μετʼ ἐμοῦ λέγων | e-lá-lē-sen met’ e-moû lé-gōn}, where the main verb and participle introduce direct discourse.
In context — Revelation 17:1
One of the seven angels in possession of the seven bowls advanced and spoke to me: “Come closer; I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute seated on many waters.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 17:1, so the Greek word ἐλάλησεν (elalêsen) 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.17.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.1.W14.S1) and character.