Revelation 17:12:17Rev.17.12.W17TAB
βασιλεῖς
basileis
“kings”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEIS
- Extended
- bah-see-LEIS
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleːis/
Meaning by language
- English
- kings
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEIS
- sentence
KAI ta DE-ka KE-ra-ta HA EI-des DE-ka ba-si-LEIS EI-sin HOI-ti-nes ba-si-LEI-an OU-pô E-la-bon al-LA ek-sou-SI-an hôs ba-si-LEIS MI-an HÔ-ran lam-BA-nou-sin me-TA tou thê-RI-ou
Exegesis
The clause deka basileis eisin {δέκα βασιλεῖς εἰσιν | dé-ka ba-si-leîs eî-sin} is an equative structure with a predicate nominative, identifying the horns with ‘ten kings’.
The comparative particle hōs {ὡς | hōs} with basileis {βασιλεῖς | ba-si-leîs} ‘as kings’ nuances their status as functioning in a king-like capacity, even if their sovereignty is derivative.
In context — Revelation 17:12
And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings, who have not yet received a kingdom , but they receive authority as kings for one hour with the beast.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:12:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Revelation 17:12, so the Greek word βασιλεῖς (basileis) 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.17.12.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.12.W17.S1) and character.