Revelation 17:7:13Rev.17.7.W13TAB
μυστήριον
mystêrion
“mystery”
- Transliteration
- my-STÊ-ri-on
- Extended
- my-STAY-ree-ohn
- IPA
- /mysˈtɛː.ri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- mystery
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
my-STÊ-ri-on
- sentence
KAI ei-PEN moi ho AN-ge-los di-A TI e-THAU-ma-sas e-GÔ e-RÔ soi to my-STÊ-ri-on tês gy-nai-KOS KAI tou thê-RI-ou tou ba-STA-dzo-ntos au-TÊN tou E-kho-ntos tas hep-TA ke-pha-LAS KAI ta DE-ka KE-ra-ta
Exegesis
The direct object is introduced with the article to mysterion {τὸ μυστήριον | tó my-stḗ-ri-on}, which is then specified by the genitive tēs gynaikos {τῆς γυναικὸς | tês gy-naikós} “of the woman” and coordinated genitive kai tou thēriou {καὶ τοῦ θηρίου | kaí toû thē-rí-ou} “and of the beast,” both indicating association with the mystery.
Root and etymology
mystērmu–upsilon–sigma–tau–ēta–rho
“secret, initiate”
In context — Revelation 17:7
And the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns.”
About this coordinate
Revelation 17:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Revelation 17:7, so the Greek word μυστήριον (mystêrion) 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.17.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.7.W13.S1) and character.