Revelation 17:18:13Rev.17.18.W13TAB
βασιλείαν
basileian
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-an
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEI-ahn
- IPA
- /ba.siˈli.aːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
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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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-an
- 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.”
Root and etymology
basileu-beta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon
“to rule as king”
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 17:18:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Revelation 17:18, so the Greek word βασιλείαν (basileian) 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.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.18.W13.S1) and character.