Revelation 17:11:16Rev.17.11.W16TAB
ἑπτά
hepta
“seven”
- Transliteration
- hep-TA
- Extended
- hehp-TAH
- IPA
- /hepˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
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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 to thê-RI-on ho ÊN kai ouk ES-tin kai au-TOS OG-do-OS es-TIN kai ek tÔN hep-TA es-TIN kai eis a-PÔ-lei-an hy-PA-gei
Exegesis
The following clause kai ek tōn hepta estin {καὶ ἐκ τῶν ἑπτά ἐστιν | kaí ek tôn hep-tá é-stin} employs ek with the genitive to express origin or derivation, showing that this “eighth” arises out of or belongs to the group of seven.
Root and etymology
heptaepsilon–pi–tau–alpha
“seven, a complete set”
In context — Revelation 17:11
And the beast which was and is not, even it is an eighth, and is from the seven, and it is going into destruction .
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Revelation 17:11, so the Greek word ἑπτά (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.17.11.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.11.W16.S1) and character.