Revelation 17:1:6Rev.17.1.W6TAB
ἑπτὰ
hepta
“seven”
- Transliteration
- hep-TA
- Extended
- hehp-TAH
- IPA
- /hepˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hep-TA
- 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 aorist elthen {ἦλθεν | êl-then} ‘came’ introduces an angelic figure defined by the partitive phrase heis ek tōn hepta angelōn {εἷς ἐκ τῶν ἑπτὰ ἀγγέλων | heîs ek tôn hep-tá ang-gé-lōn}, with ek + genitive marking selection from a specific group.
The genitive participle echontōn tas hepta phialas {ἐχόντων τὰς ἑπτὰ φιάλας | e-chón-tōn tàs hep-tá phi-á-las} qualifies those angels by their ongoing custody of the seven bowls.
Root and etymology
heptaepsilon–pi–tau–alpha
“seven, a complete set”
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 17:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Revelation 17:1, so the Greek word ἑπτὰ (hepta) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.1.W6.S1) and character.