Revelation 17:11:5Rev.17.11.W5TAB
ἦν
ên
“was”
- Transliteration
- ÊN
- Extended
- ÊÊN
- IPA
- /ˈɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- was
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ÊN
- 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
This subject is immediately qualified by the relative clause ho ēn kai ouk estin {ὃ ἦν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν | hó ên kaí ouk é-stin}, which combines an imperfect “was” with a present negated “is not,” creating a stark contrast that marks a change of state and echoes the visionary formula used elsewhere in the chapter.
Root and etymology
pernaopi–epsilon–rho–nu–alpha–omega
“woman who is sold for sex, prostitute”
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 17:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Revelation 17:11, so the Greek word ἦν (ên) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.11.W5.S1) and character.