Revelation 17:4:8Rev.17.4.W8TAB
κόκκινον
kokkinon
“scarlet”
- Transliteration
- KOK-ki-non
- Extended
- KOHK-ki-nohn
- IPA
- /ˈkok.ki.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- scarlet
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KOK-ki-non
- sentence
KAI hê gy-NE ÊN pe-ri-be-blê-ME-nê por-phy-ROUN KAI KOK-ki-non KAI ke-khry-sô-ME-nê khry-SI-ō KAI LI-thō ti-MI-ō KAI mar-ga-RI-tais E-khou-sa po-TÊ-ri-on khry-SOUN en tê khei-RI au-TÊS GE-mon bde-lyg-MA-tōn KAI ta a-KA-thar-ta tês por-NEI-as au-TÊS
Exegesis
The adjectives and dative phrases porphyroun {πορφυροῦν | porphyrún} ‘purple’, kokkinon {κόκκινον | kókkinon} ‘scarlet’, and the dative constructions chrysio {χρυσίῳ | chrysíō}, litho {λίθῳ | líthō} with its modifier timio {τιμίῳ | timíō}, and margaritais {μαργαρίταις | margarítais} build an accumulating picture of ostentatious luxury.
In context — Revelation 17:4
And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold , with precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her fornication.
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Revelation 17:4, so the Greek word κόκκινον (kokkinon) 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.17.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.4.W8.S1) and character.