Revelation 17:11:20Rev.17.11.W20TAB
ἀπώλειαν
apôleian
“destruction”
- Transliteration
- a-PÔ-lei-an
- Extended
- ah-POH-lei-ahn
- IPA
- /aˈpɔː.leː.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- destruction
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PÔ-lei-an
- 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 final coordinated clause kai eis apōleian hypagei {καὶ εἰς ἀπώλειαν ὑπάγει | kaí eis apṓ-lei-an hypá-gei} uses eis with the accusative to express movement toward a goal, with the present hypagei conveying a certain, underway progression toward “destruction.” The series of kai-linked clauses builds a compact profile: identity (the beast), paradoxical existence (was and is not), numerical relation (eighth yet from the seven), and destined outcome (going into destruction). English renderings maintain this clausal chaining and preserve the present aspect of hypagei by using “is going” and “is headed,” which communicate an assured but not yet completed fate.
Root and etymology
apollumialpha–pi–omicron–lambda–lambda–upsilon–mu–iota
“to destroy, ruin”
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 17:11:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Revelation 17:11, so the Greek word ἀπώλειαν (apôleian) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.11.W20.S1) and character.