Revelation 17:13:9Rev.17.13.W9TAB
ἐξουσίαν
eksousian
“authority”
- Transliteration
- ek-sou-SI-an
- Extended
- ehk-soo-SEE-ahn
- IPA
- /ek.suːˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- authority
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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
ek-sou-SI-an
- sentence
HOU-toi MI-an GNŌ-mēn E-khou-sin KAI tēn DY-na-min KAI ek-sou-SI-an au-TÔN tôi thē-RI-ōi di-DO-a-sin
Exegesis
The accusive phrase tēn dynamin kai exousian autōn {τὴν δύναμιν καὶ ἐξουσίαν αὐτῶν | tēn dý-na-min kaí ex-ou-sí-an autôn} combines “the power” and “authority” under a single article, treating them as a single composite endowment, with autōn attaching to both to indicate shared ownership.
Root and etymology
exestiepsilon–xi–epsilon–sigma–tau–iota
“it is permitted, it is lawful”
In context — Revelation 17:13
These have one mind , and they give their power and authority to the beast .
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Revelation 17:13, so the Greek word ἐξουσίαν (eksousian) 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.17.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.13.W9.S1) and character.