Revelation 17:7:25Rev.17.7.W25TAB
ἑπτὰ
hepta
“seven”
- Transliteration
- hep-TA
- Extended
- hehp-TAH
- IPA
- /hepˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
hep-TA
- 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 sequence of genitive participial phrases tou bastazontos autēn {τοῦ βαστάζοντος αὐτήν | toû bas-tá-zon-tos au-tḗn} and tou echontos tas hepta kephalas kai ta deka kerata {τοῦ ἔχοντος τὰς ἑπτὰ κεφαλὰς καὶ τὰ δέκα κέρατα | toû é-khon-tos tàs hep-tá ke-pha-lás kaí tà dé-ka ké-ra-ta} further describes the beast: it is the one “carrying her” and “having the seven heads and the ten horns.” These genitive participles function attributively, tightly identifying the beast by its actions and features. In English, these are rendered with relative clauses (“that carries her, which has... / that carries her, the one with...”) to preserve the attributive force while maintaining readability, and the numerical phrases are kept in a straightforward linear order that reflects the Greek word order.
Root and etymology
heptaepsilon–pi–tau–alpha
“seven, a complete set”
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 17:7:25 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 25 of Revelation 17:7, so the Greek word ἑπτὰ (hepta) 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.W25, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.17.7.W25.S1) and character.