Revelation 17:18:14Rev.17.18.W14TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“over”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PEE
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- over
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- 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 prepositional phrase epi tōn basileōn tēs gēs {ἐπὶ τῶν βασιλέων τῆς γῆς | epí tōn ba-si-lé-ōn tēs gēs} uses epi with the genitive to express authority “over” the kings, and the genitive chain tōn basileōn tēs gēs syntactically binds the kings to the sphere of the earth. In translation, the core copula is preserved with “is” in the formal reconstruction, and the appositional identification is slightly clarified in the dynamic rendering with “represents,” making the symbolic equivalence explicit while retaining the underlying syntactic structure of equation and modification.
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 17:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Revelation 17:18, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.18.W14.S1) and character.