Revelation 17:18:12Rev.17.18.W12TAB
ἔχουσα
ekhousa
“having”
- Transliteration
- E-khou-sa
- Extended
- EH-khou-sah
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰu.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- having
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
E-khou-sa
- sentence
KAI hê gy-NE hên EI-des ES-tin hê PO-lis hê me-GA-lê hê E-khou-sa ba-si-LEI-an e-PI tôn ba-si-LE-ōn tês gês
Exegesis
The articular participial phrase hē ekhousa basileian {ἡ ἔχουσα βασιλείαν | hē é-khou-sa ba-si-leí-an} functions attributively, further describing the “great city” as “the one having sovereignty.”
In context — Revelation 17:18
And the woman whom you saw is the great city that possesses sovereignty over the kings of the earth.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Revelation 17:18, so the Greek word ἔχουσα (ekhousa) 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.17.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.18.W12.S1) and character.